Recent content by mtcowboy77

That's a great idea!

That's sounds like a great idea, using the bourbon. I think I might try that. So, Nerosync, did you just add the bourbon to the water that the chips we're boiled in, or did you drain the water off first?

If I just used the dry yeast in the kits would you suggest buying a second packet of the same kind to pitch in order to make sure there was enough cells going into the wort? Or is one packet usually enough for just about any kit?

Thanks for posting those links! Very helpful! :mug:

So if I decide to switch to a liquid yeast for one of my brews, as long as I chose one that had the same kind of beer style associated with the yeast, then I should be fairly safe on the selection, correct? But at the same time, a given yeast is not limited to only certain styles of beer...

Since I'm just beginning to get into brewing I will probably be using a couple of ingredient kits to begin with. I've already brewed one and had a great time. I noticed, though, that they all seem to come with dry yeast packets. After doing some snooping on the forum here, I see that a number of...

^^^THAT'S not what I was thinking. I was referring to what Yooper said. I just didn't get my reply in before that one came in.

That's pretty much what I was thinking too. I was planning on racking but wanted some other opinions first. The other vessel I have is another bucket of the same size though (6.5 gal). What kind of effect would the extra headspace have on the chip soaking? I would like to just go get a 5 gal...

I have a couple of questions about my first brew that I've done. It's a whiskey barrel stout from a kit by Brewers Best. First of all, I ended up checking my gravity 3 days in (described in a previous post) because it didn't seem as if anything was even happening. As I'm sure you can guess, it...

That's good to know and sounds like great advice. Thanks! I think I'm definitely gonna invest in a carboy. I think if I can at least see what it's doing it will probably make me feel a little better.

Yes, it was clean. I cleaned it right after I took the OG reading. I just didn't re-sanitize it is all and that's what I was worried about. OCB! Lol! I like that. It's so....me! :cross:

Thanks for your reply ElJefe! The temp reading was from a thermometer on the side of the bucket. So from what you are saying I definitely feel a little better about the temperature. As for the gravity test I did, I forgot to mention that the OG was 1.062, which was right where it should've...

Hello all! I'm new to the forum, but I've been trolling around a little bit. I brewed my first batch of beer on this last Tuesday the 7th. I figured there was no better way to celebrate National Beer Day than to brew my first batch. :mug: Anyhow, I'll give you a little background on it before I...