Recent content by Milkdud76

Thanks, i'll let you know how it turns out.

Will this beer have any flavor? Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: Classic American Pilsner Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 11 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.050 Efficiency: 72% (brew house) STATS: Original Gravity: 1.055 Final Gravity: 1.015 ABV...

Very impatient!!!! It's like I need to have 5 different batches going to keep me on my toes.

So where did I go wrong in making this batch? Did I use to much apple juice concentrate, the brown sugar?

Thanks guys, I'll let it sit another week the transfer it to another carboy. You,re right, it does have a dry feel. I'll give you an update when I transfer. No problem Temp81, I haven't seen any action (in the airlock geez) for about a week or so. Is that bad?

Made my first batch of apple cider and the abv is 9.825. Is that ok? Heres the recipe; 4 gal + 4 cups Apple Cider 2 Cups Brown Sugar 24 ounces Apple Juice Concentrate Nottingham Yeast Heat 4 cups cider to 150F and dissolved brown sugar Pour 4 Gallons of apple cider, apple concentrate and brown...

Yes, I get all my supplies from the Folsom Brewmeister.

I'm from Folsom. Would be fun to join a club and learn some new brewing techniques.

Thanks for the info woodlandbrew. I'll get a digital thermometer this weekend PLUS another "old fashioned" one. Whats that old saying, "cut twice and measure once"?

Speaking of buying new stuff. I'm trying to get the wife to let me buy a new 15 gal home brew system. Do you know of any good systems?

ARE YOU CALLING ME A LIAR???? Just kidding. The little nut you use to calibrate the thermometer was kind of loose. From what I think happened is that as I turned the thermometer to read it, I seen the thermometer raise to 150ishF and I stopped turning it and turned the heat off. The temp stayed...

The OG before adding the yeast was 1.038 and the recipe called for around 1.050.

Crap Crap Crap!!!!!!! Found out my thermometer was off by about 30 degrees after mashing and adding yeast. Is beer ruined? Should I cut my losses and re-do it, or wait it out and hope for the best? HELLLPPPPPP!!!!!!

Thanks everyone. Will definitely be building a pipeline. Brewed a chimay last week and doing a hefeweizen next weekend. Does anyone know where I can get lid for the 6 gal plastic bucket?

Being a newbie, I find the hardest part of brewin is the waiting. The day after I brew I find myself checking on the beer more often than I probably should. I've brewed 4 batches of beer and found myself either; 1. Transferring from primary to secondary to soon, or 2. Bottling to soon. Should I...