Recent content by MotoMatt

Would love the recipe, I do 5 gallon batches. Thanks for the info as well

A few more questions, Steep for how long, and also how long to sparge (what is the point of this), and boil like I have then get it to the primary and make yeasties happy. Is this all correct? thanks and cheers

I am planning on brewing this weekend and instead of buying a high priced kit buying just the ingredients I need. Any suggestions? I want to do either some sort of pale ale, IPA, or red ale. Currently looking for recipes and ingredients so the more suggestions the better. So far the kits I...

I just talked with my local micro brew pub and the folks there hooked me up. Virgin bottles for .25 each, great deal. Clean new bottles ready for sanitation. My advice, just ask your local micro joint.

sure thing, it freezes the milk on the cold temps

Just an add on question- you can lager in a fridge right, I am planning on a Pils lagering in the fridge, which will hold temp perfect

If I were to do this, what amount and type of hops would get the job done?

Thanks, what do you use to pull a sample?

It's been 6 days since I brewed my first batch, now the fermentation seems to be very slow. I have an IPA which recommended 64-72 degrees F to ferment. I have it about 65 now(which is what the house is at) and now 6 days in I have pressure in the Ale Pale but not a lot of bubbling up through...

Can you share that recipe? I would love to get a batch of that going

How will I not have all the yeast present if I transfer to a secondary in a week? Not that I don't believe you but tell me how and why if you could.

Thanks for all the quick responses, the theory I have is in about 5-7 days the fermentation slows, placing into a secondary will jumpstart it back to life, leave it for two weeks or so and watch the fermentation stop, prime, bottle and condition for another few weeks then enjoy. Let me know if...

Got my first batch into the primary last night not without drama of course. So, the questions, I accidentally boiled over my wort while grabbing a bandaid for my cut finger(damn lme can lid), lost about .25 to .5 gal, went on as scheduled though and everything seems fine. Cooled my wort after...