Recent content by mattkenzie

OK, it ended up tasting pretty good and my friends and family sent me compliments. I have brewed 4 more since then and applied my lessons learned.

I am going to be unable to brew for a year due to a military obligation and have taken my leftover ingredients to create my final brewing concoction. I know that it is pretty hard to brew bad beer so I figured that I would experiment a bit. I steeped 1 lb of 60l crystal and added 6lbs light...

Thanks for the advice fellas, looks as though I am going to sit it out for a bit in order to be safe and allow my beer to finish its business. It’s good to know that I have little to worry about and now I can concentrate on the next one. I will be sure to get those hydrometer readings this time...

After years of contemplating becoming a Home Brewer, I decided to take the plunge and I believe that I just may have made every rookie mistake possible with my first batch. At least I will be able to get them out of the way. Let me illustrate. I purchased an Irish Stout extract kit with my...