Recent content by LBKsam

The water in my town is fine, but I had learned from some experience brewers that most of them use Reverse Osmosis filtered water so that’s the way I always go.

Somewhat harder to keep cooler in West Texas, still in the mid 80s here during the day. I will keep that in mind on my next brew and try to monitor the temperature closer. Also plan on switching to glass so it will be less likely to leak. Thanks for your help!

Thanks, I feel much better after reading that.

This is only my second solo brew, it went into the primary Monday at noon, so it has been going for just over 48 hours. All day yesterday it was bubbling like crazy, I expected it to slow a little but I watched it for 15 minutes and didn’t see a single bubble come through the airlock. My first...

I’m a new brewer and I went with the Northern Brewer Brew Share Enjoy kit, they were running a special and I got it for around $60 out the door. It is definitely a bargain and I’ve had a lot of fun with it, already have added to it and am moving from buckets to glass. If you are buying as a gift...

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/zymurgy/pharaoh-ale-brewing-a-replica-of-an-ancient-egyptian-beer/ I read this article some time ago and think it may be of interest to you