Recent content by messi

hey- I brewed a barley wine last october. it has been sitting in the cellar in the secondary since last november. i am about to bottle it and am wondering if i should add some more yeast to make sure i get some carb in the bottles. i keep thinking all the yeast might have sunk to the...

hey all- I've got a 1/4'' barb on my gas quick disconnect and 3/8'' barb on my regulator... what the heck am I supposed to do? -messi

Hey all- I don't need to bring my regulator to the shop to get my tank filled...right? -messi

hey- I know it's a little out of season, but my friend wanted to try a brew and he had his mind set on a pumpkin ale. Here is the problem: I bought 5lbs of organic pumpkin to use and did not remove it before putting in the carboy. Now, I've got 5 inches of pumpkin at the bottom of my carboy...

yeah- If I cut the bottom of one of them, it will be a perfect fit to slide into the other pot. It won't be exactly 10 gal, but 9 3/4 gal is better than 5. I more worried about the weld messing the brew up.

hey- I have two 5 gallon stainless steel pots and would like to turn them into one 10 gallon pot. Can I just cut the bottom off of one of the pots and weld the other pot to it? Anyone ever try this? Thanks -messi

Thanks for all the replies. The reading was 1.001 not 1.010 and I have a 60 degree hydro and the sample was at 62 deg. When we tasted it, it did have very little body to it. My friend doesn't want to open a bottle just to take another reading. He did not have a target FG (or SG for that...

hey all- Just finished helping my friend with his first batch, but it was at my place, with my equipment, and I did everything with him, so it kind of was my 5th batch. He wanted to just make something crazy, so he made up his own recipe and bought 9.5lbs of various malt extracts. Our OG was...

hey all- Did my sixth batch last week and it was a hefeweizen. My main question is whether or not you let a hefe clear in a secondary. This seems very counter intuitive to me. Secondly, the krausen is unlike any other beer I have brewed. It it looks likes a lot of milk bubbles. Very creamy...

Hey all- A friend of mine just gave me about 60 bottles, which is about a 25 percent increase from what I have now. The bad thing is that when I took the bottles out to wash them, there was mold growing inside of most of them, implying that he did not wash the bottles after drinking. One had...

Hey all- I just bought the 33oz bottle of Idophor with a dispenser and I was wondering if I should keep the dispenser on or put the cap back on while I store it. Thanks

Hey all- I made an amber on wed. and there was a serious amount of activity for the first 36 hrs, but now there is almost none. The temp is about 66 F. About an hour after I put the wort into the carboy, I noticed there was about a half inch layer of "brownish" or "tanish" sediment in the...

hey all- I was wondering about the quality of austin hombrew supply's bulk malt extract vs. my local brew store's "namebrand" canned extract... which is much more expensive (almost 3x as much) . Anyone ever order in bulk before? Any and all suggestions would be great.

Hey all- Just wondering if there are any products made to cover that wonderful smell that is released during the boiling process. Apparently, not all roommates like the smell of a boiling wort. What is wrong with them? Thanks

Hey- I've read posts about some people using 1 and a half to 4 gallons of water in a 5 gallon pot. Besides the difference in color, what effect does changing the amount of water have on taste? Thanks