Recent content by montanafos

Minerals in tap water...also will increase your humidity VERY rapidly. Use distilled water for sure...it's a buck or two at Walmart for a gallon and it lasts a while.

That humidor it just fine. I keep a shot glass in mine as well most of the year as our humidity is relatively low. As for seal on the humidor, humidors aren't meant to be an airtight seal, they need to breath a little as humidity and temps increase and decrease.

Inhale... and you'll probably puke. There's WAY too much nicotine in a cigar as well and they're not meant to be inhaled. Lots of folks do...not me. I've got 500+ cigars resting peacefully in 3 humidors in my office and enjoy a good smoke whenever I can. Enjoy your new found hobby. Careful...

It's now in the secondary and I'm glad I backed off on the hops slightly. Looking forward to getting it bottled and ready to drink.

I hadn't used a calculator before...very cool. Anyway, thanks for the responses and I put the recipe in to the calculator and the OG stated 43 and the FG stated 11...I'm at 12 and feeling better! Alcohol I believe was 4.3%. Once again, really appreciate the help...

I am on my 3rd batch of beer and went with a Guinness Draught clone. Fermentation was never showing lots of activity in the lock but I realize that's not the true indicator of what's going on...problem is I pitched the yeast and realized I had not checked OG. Figured I would wait until...

Have a first batch of Cab in the primary fermenter. Everything is in my office in my basement which tends to be at 65-67 degrees in the winter. Fermentation was off to a very slow start so I purchased a FermWrap and plugged it in yesterday (40 watt heater that wraps arounf half of the...

I did not check SG when I transferred it from the primary...can already hear folks telling me there's no way I can guarantee that fermentation was done. I'm going off of the advice of my local supplier. His comment was that it's fine if there is a bit of fermentation left as the secondary will...

I appreciate the information I am finding on this forum. Very helpful for a new guy. I have 2 batches in the works currently and want to determine whether or not I've made a mistake that will prove to be a big deal. The first batch is an English Brown Ale and it is now in a carboy for the...