Recent content by lemongrabs

Repassivate. Yeah... I totes know that word. Definitely. Could you define it for me? You know, just so i can like, be sure you know it.

Ahh poo, it is aluminum. Any good non-caustic degreasers out there?

I'm using a propane turkey fryer to boil my wort. Provided I clean and sanitize well, will it be a problem to fry food in the same pot? It seems like a waste to have it and not use it for that purpose

Hey, I'm going to try my hand at a citrus/grapefruit IPA, which it seems almost universally call for chinook hops. As the local shop doesn't carry that variety, what would be my best alternative. Cascade, naturally, will be added regardless.

awesome. thanks a lot TonyKZ1!

So I've purchased a Cooper's DIY kit and have just began my first batch of homebrew from a can, which I say for lack of a known term (YAY!). Even if you don't believe in stupid questions, you may be about to find religion; I can't for the life of me figure out how to use the lid clips. Perhaps...

I used the amount of dextrose the kit alotted me for the lager with the pale ale. Would that have lowered my OG? I have added about ab pound more of dextrose , dissolved in boiled 2ater and then cool. This raised the gravity by 14 points

I swapped out the lager that came with the kit for a pale ale, for which no reccomended OG was mentioned in the instructions

You know what, you could be super right. Does 1018 sound about right after three days?

Hey guys, I'm brand new to brewing and have screwed up just a bit on my first kit. I don't know why I bothered with a hydrometer reading seeing as I was completely unaware of their significance but I measured the OG of my brew at 1030, I'm being told now that if even if I get it below 1010, I'm...