Recent content by Mmmbeer77

Anyone say Lester yet?

Just like an 80's sitcom... Everyone's friends again within 30-60 min... "Relax, don't worry, have a home brew"

I still LOVE Burn Notice! I am giving up on the "Chef Ramsey shows" slowly. He's such an a$$hole and they are always so dumb... so it's hard to give up. Some are very predictable.

Eeeesaaassssy fellas!

High praise for being a cheap, penny-pinching, person, but damn! I agree with above. Get some used ?Grolsch?/Heineken mini kegs and get creative with them. There are lots of ideas for those on the Internet and probably here in old threads.

"Lazy"?... I mean does it matter? They don't come when you call them any way. Name it "Spot" in spite of small dogs. No, not an "L" name, but definitely a conversation starter.

Here's what it looked like. Apparently, removing the dead yeast cells daily, causes the live yeast cells to become more active. That is straight from the use and care pamphlet that it comes with. As far as the valves go, they are fine. The only issues I have had are difficulty in fully...

So I FINALLY got my Mini-Brew 6.5 sanitized to make a batch that wouldn't spoil; long story. I decided to brew my own version of a porter using partial mash. I pitched my yeast (I always make a starter the day before) and waited. I had normal fermentation for the first two days, par for the...

Greeting's. New myself and wish I was still on the Kitsap peninsula.

Sorry. Charlie Papazian's "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing".

Sooo... B) hopefully your bottles are not all in the fridge now... Wait at least another week to try another one. Bottle conditioning is an exercise in patience. They will almost always taste better with a minimum of two weeks. C) there are many factors you can tweak to make a better beer...

A) how long was the fermentation B)