Recent content by mgold1999

Hmm, I ordered Safale US-005 yeast. Hopefully this isn't a bad choice. Any opinions?

Just bought 2 of these. 9 lbs Light Malt Extract .5 lb Light DME 8 oz maltodextrin 1 lb corn sugar 6 oz crystal 40L (steeping grain) Hops: 2 oz Cascade (whole) (mash hops with steeping grains) 2 oz Magnum (bittering hops 90 minutes) 1 oz Simcoe (flavor hops 45 min) 1 oz...

I just opened my first Brewer's Best IPA. Below are the directions, which I followed -- also with secondary fermentation for 2 weeks. The beer has been kept in closed crates after bottling for another 2 weeks before I popped them in the fridge 2 days ago...

Thanks for the helpful replies. I'll be upgrading to a new 9-10g brew kettle and use a hop spider (so far I'm using mostly pellet hops) and the whirlpool method. I'm liking the Stout (conical-fermenter.com) or megapot 1.2 (available at northerbrewer.com). Going with an immersion chiller for...

Gentlemen, I just resumed brewing after a 17 year hiatus (read, 2 kids born and raised). I'm still using a 5 gallon basic setup, with a standard stainless steel brew kettle (stockpot), a plastic tub primary fermenter and glass carboy secondary fermenter (and plastic tub bottling bucket)...