Recent content by Matt3189

From now on I think I will do all my question asking on here, (After searching to see if it has been answered already of course, like I perhaps should have done here). It seems everyone is willing to help even with the simple ridiculous questions I have. Thanks for all the help guys.

I say this with caution because I have never "brewed" (I say loosely because technically these kits arn't brewing, just pitching) anything other than these kits, but of the three I have already made I very much enjoyed them. They are easy, cheaper than buying from the store, give me something to...

Correct. All you have to do is pitch the yeast.

Sorry Revvy, mixed up my reading, didn't mean to offend! EDIT: This is why I should double check what I think I read before posting, it avoids public embarresment in front of homebrewtalk legends. Once again I apologize!

The instructions say "3-5 day primary" and "7-10 daysecondary". However, it is a generic instruction kit that comes with any style Festa Brew they give you.

It all seemed wrong as soon as I heard it, but I figured I would be stupid not to at least investigate seeing as I only have 3 batches under my belt. Thanks for the help!

Yeast: Safale S-04 Just looked it up online, this is what comes with the kit. ^^

I believe it is Revvy that I always see preach the 1 week primary-2 week secondary -3 week bottle rule, which is what I was going to follow. But this guy at the store just kept saying no way a week is too long in primary! I guess I should thank the Government of Canada ads that taught me in the...

I am at work right now but when I get home I will post the ingredients and the yeast. I knew in my head that this guy was wrong, but figured I might as well ask since I had never done a wheat beer. The owner of this store is a great guy and extremely helpful, but it seems like his employees...

Hey guys, I bought the Festa Brew Wheat kit the other day, which is 23 Litres of pre made all grain wort. The instructions say to do a 5 day primary AT MAX. Even as a new brewer this seems odd to me, and does not fit with everything I read on these forums. I asked at my LHBS and the...

Hey guys, I used a hydrometer for the first time today to take the gravity of my Apfelwein. I believe I used it correctly and got a gravity of 1.00... I was planning on bottling tomorrow, am I safe to do so? I know Ed states that it should get down to 0.998. Because I have never used a...

$10 for 1.75 L .... $2.89 for a pint.... Allow me to pick my jaw back up off the floor! For a 1.75 L of your basic Vodka/Rums/Whiskeys it is around $55 for us... But at least we have free healthcare right!!! (Extreme Sarcasm)

Perfect, thanks for the advice guys. :mug: Purely out of interest... what does a cheap bottle of vodka cost you guys in the States? Where I am in Halifax, Nova Scotia for a pint of vodka it costs you at least $17 dollars, and you can't even go to a grocery store to buy it!

I have noticed that the water in my plastic carboy filled with apfelwein has slowly started creeping back to the point where it looks like it may be sucked back in soon... Should I remove the airlock and replace it or is this a normal occurance? I am assuming this ahs something to do with using...