Recent content by masterjw

Yes, too late to change for this batch. Posting the recipe here was kind of an afterthought. But at least I can use the input to try to make improvements on the second try.

Yes, I used BeerSmith to put the recipe together. It had me pegged somewhere around the middle of the road on color for the style, but the result does look quite dark in my carboy. Guess we'll see how it looks once it's ready. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hello everyone! Hoping to get a little feedback on a batch of Brown Ale I'm about to brew. This is only my second batch that I've put together from scratch and I'm still kind of learning as I go. I've already purchased everything, so I don't think I'll be changing anything from an ingredient...

So I'm planning to brew up a batch of cherry wheat in the next couple of weeks. It'll be an extract brew with and American Wheat base, and I'm still working on the recipe a bit. But I'd like to use real cherries instead of extract (at least for the most part, I may add a dash of extract at...

Thanks for the input! Sounds like I definitely need to get a copy of 'Designing Great Beers' to add to my collection. I have tinkered with a couple of the kits that I've done so far (added extra spices to pumpkin ales, added honey to boost ABV in an Irish red, etc.), but I have yet to tinker...

OK, so I've done about 2-3 dozen brews now. All pre-packaged extract kits, but a few hiccups aside, everything has gone very well and I'm comfortable with the brewing process. So it's time to make the leap. I want to start putting together some of my own creations. Problem is, I really don't...

My friend and I have been brewing for about a year and a half now. We've got about 20 batches under out belt so far and all have turned out great. We've tried quite a few different styles. Nothing but extract brews so far, and it's all been pre-assembled kits. We have 'tweaked' the kits from...

Vinegar and water worked like a charm! Wouldn't have figures that my carboy just needed a ******. LMAO. Thanks again for the info!

I'll try the white vinegar and see if it works. Thanks!

Ok, so I've got a little trouble with one of my glass carboys. I filled a few of my carboys with B-bright and left it soak to clean it. Didn't get around to emptying it for a while due to a hectic work schedule. When I finally did one of them ended up with a cloudy white film stuck to the glass...

I tried to smell it through the neck of the carboy last night and it didn't smell bad (though to be honest I didn't smell much of anything). I'm going to do a taste test on Monday after I purchase enough bottles to bottle it. If it tastes OK then it's getting bottled on the spot, and I'll take...

Looks like I spoke too soon. My second carboy is starting to show signs of the same infection as of this morning. I'm kind of bummed about this. I was really looking forward to this batch after having tasted it when I racked it to secondary. What are the chances of this beer tasting OK if I were...

I actually had something similar in the last batch. It was a chocolate stout (the first stout we've done). It developed a similar film on top in secondary. I didn't think much of it. I though it might have been some of the cocoa that managed to accumulate on top. I'm actaully drinking one now...

Here are a couple of pics of what I've got floating in my carboy.

Hello everyone. I'm a fairly new brewer and think I may have encoutered my first infection. I have a double batch of Irish Red that's been transfered to secondary (about a week ago). It's in two seperate carboys. One is nice and clean looking. The other has a thin white film that's developed in...