Recent content by Lazlo_Hollyfeld

well, my buddy and i went over to Spec's and found Grolsch for 1.80/bottle. so, we just bought a case and half. it's a good thing we both like Grolsch, haha. :mug: luckily, we have a while until the first batch will be ready for bottling. i'm not convinced we have enough bottles over all though...

thanks OLB. that can get me down to about 1.90/bottle depending on how much i order at once. :)

i don't care if it is actually a Grolsch bottle. i just like the ease of the flip top.

I live in Texas, and I can buy Grolsch for 2.21/per bottle. The cheapest new Grolsch style bottles I have found online come to 2.71/per bottle. I can't believe it is cheaper to actually buy the beer than it is just get bottles. :drunk:

so, after 50+ hours last night i couldn't stand it. i ripped off the lid to take an SG and it was 1.048. Nothing happening. :( well, i picked that bucket up and gave it a pretty vigorous shaking to get all the sediment suspended again because it had settled at the bottom. this morning i awoke to...

well, we're waiting a bit impatiently for our second batch to get going. it will be 48 hours in about an hour. planning on waiting another full 24 hours then taking a SG measurement. not easy waiting. tick...tock...tick...tock

how's it going guys (and gals;))? so, my roommate and i brewed up our first batch of irish stout. and, the next day decided to go ahead brew our 2nd batch of brown ale. one problem we encountered was how to take a measurement with our hydrometer. is it necessary to take a sample and put it in...