Recent content by m0nkeybl1tz

Hey all, thanks for all your suggestions. Just a little background about our process: We do 5 gallon batches. The first two we followed a kit exactly, the third we added oatmeal to the stout, and the 4th was a recipe-based partial mash wheat beer. We don't use a secondary, and leave the wort...

Well, technically only one exploded. Anyways, my buddy and I have been brewing for several months now, and we've made about 4 batches. Two have been pretty good, one was too foamy to even drink, and our first attempt at doing a partial mash turned out... odd. The problem is that even though...

Ok, thanks guys, I'm feeling a lot better about it. The clear part at the top actually disappeared overnight, which was nice, however I think it's still there, just working its way toward the bottom (you can kind of see a very thin layer between the beer and the sediment). I'm still not sure...

So my buddy and I decided to do our first partial mash last night, and we screwed it up pretty badly. I was just wondering what effects this will have on the final beer, and whether it's still worth letting it ferment. 1. During the mash, we didn't control the temperature very well. The...

Interesting. Would you say that twang was almost metallic tasting? My buddy and I have been having that same problem, and I wonder if that's the issue...