Recent content by mrtoofay

Great Idea! Not sure about the wort chiller tho.... if a leak develops, the pond water isn't really "sanitized"

One of the reasons I HATE this forum.... now I feel weird drinking the water that comes out of it.......

Today, as I was shopping in Walmart, I saw these 4 gallon bottles. They appears to be for the Cactrus water dispensing system. Upon inspecting the bottom of 1 bottle, it said 1 for the recycling code, as well as "PETE" printed next to it. So, I decided to buy 1 bottle and check it out. The...

hm... corn sugar easier to ferment than honey. But wouldn't the alcohol content from the 15lbs of honey have "killed" the yeasts? or does it just make them "go to sleep"?? hb99, I haven't bothered taking gravity readings yet. Since it's going to sit for at least another couple months...

Thank You, Since the kit was purchased from NB, I thought they would not make mistakes like that. I'll just start concentrating on clearing it as much as possible, then bottle. cheers

Hello, I purchased a mead kit from Northern Brewer, and am a little confused by it. I have done everything according to the instruction. the mead has been in the secondary for 3 months now. It's about time for me to think about bottling. Problem is, since this is a sweet mead, am I right...

It's the lack of space!! Thank you for the very informative link. From what I just read in Colby's Countertop Partial Mashing Technique, I guess I am missing out on the step where you pour the initial collection of wort back onto the grain, to use it as a filter. Am I mistaken to think...

Hello all. I have been reading this forum daily as my guide as I am getting more and more addicted to brewing. So far, I have brewed 4~5 extract batches. With all the talk about PM and AG brews tasting much better than Extract, I really want to give it a shot. So... before spending...

Hello All, I regret not seeing this forum earlier. I am currently on my first batch and has made so many mistakes. 1. didn't take OG 2. racked to glass carby only after 3 days.. after seeing no bubbles 3, 4, 5, 6.... too embrassed to say. Well, after reading the forum, hopefully...