Recent content by monsda

Thanks for all the info! I brewed the evening of the 6th, so I'll throw the hops in in the next day or two, and will skip the bag/teaball. I don't normally check gravity until I'm about to bottle, but airlock activity has slowed a lot. I have an autosiphon, which seems to be easier than the...

I bought a Brewer's Best Belgian IPA kit, not realizing it calls for dry hopping in the recipe. They recommend transferring to a carboy, and dry hopping in the there. However, also says it's OK to dry hop in primary. However, the instructions say to transfer to secondary after 5-7 days...

Just an FYI....Oktoberfest beers require lagering. Here's a link to the directions for Northern Brewer's Oktoberfest kit: http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/Oktoberfest.pdf They say to lager in secondary for 2 months at 35-40 F. I was planning on doing an Oktoberfest before...

Well, I guess I should followup on this. I decided to wait for warmer weather to brew this beer. I brewed on 6/15, bottled on 7/13, and drank my first bottle of it yesterday, 7/27. It's the best beer I've made so far, by a wide margin, and my 6th beer so far. It's really incredible. The...

I'm doing Northern Brewer's Saison du Vin for my next batch. I've done a few extract brews so far (Belgian wit, American pale ale, and a Belgian strong dark), and am looking for something a little more unique. I stumbled across NB's Saison du Vin...