Recent content by myersn024

I was thinking that the 5 lb tank was the "real" way to do it, but I wanted to ask about the 20 oz tank non-the-less.

I was looking at kegconnection.com last night and I saw that they have a couple of kits that allow you to use a 20 oz paintball CO2 canister. I haven't been doing a lot of homebrewing lately, so my main interest is to be able to have commercial beer on tap at home. Since I won't have to force...

I screwed up when mixing up sanitizer and used about an ounce of BTF in 5 gallons of water and it stained my plastic fermenter and blow-off hose. Will this cause a problem with my beer? I don't mind rinsing the fermenter out and re-sanitizing it if that's what I need to do. Thanks in advance.

The yeast doesn't affect me anymore, but the first batch of beer I brewed sent me running to the rest room a time or two.

Boston Ale was the goal, but I didn't do a lot of searching for recipes. I'll be the first to say that it isn't anything like Boston Ale. I think this beer is going to become my pet project. Its ok now, but its missing a few things. A little tweaking and it could be great.

Yeah, it was a bastardized recipe from the get go. The cascade hops were left over from a previous brew, so I just threw them into secondary because I was tired of them being in my fridge. I guess I should have done a little more research before starting, but the beer is definitely drinkable and...

I propose a new man law: Don't fruit the beer!

Just a quick update: The beer is ok at best, and is nothing like Sam Adams Boston Ale. I don't really have a frame of reference to compare it to, but let's just say that my wife likes it and she doesn't like beer at all. Despite its complete failure at trying to be like Boston Ale, it is highly...

The title says it all. I just pitched my yeast and have sat down to enjoy a Sam Adams Boston Lager. I decided a couple weeks ago that it was time to brew again, but I didn't know what to try to brew. My last brew was an SNPA clone and it turned out awesome. This time I decided to go with a...

I'm brewing a Sam Adams Boston Ale clone this weekend. I've got everything I need except for 5 gallons of water from the store.

The link posted by orfy in the first response to the original poster was to my recipe thread. The recipe that I followed, from AHBS, was a little more hoppy than the real SNPA but it turned out awesome. It actually spoiled me and I can't drink real SNPA anymore since it isn't as good as what I...

That's what I needed. I couldn't remember the conversion factor and was too buzzed to find it.

I'm going to make a clone of Sam Adams Boston Ale and I found a good recipe, but I need it converted to either extract or extract + steeped grains. I've done a mini-mash before and just don't feel like doing it again at the moment. Can someone please convert the grain bill below to either...

That's what I was planning on doing. I'm going to fire up pro-mash this afternoon and work out a hop schedule that produces a similar IBU number. I'm probably going to use nugget for the bittering hops. I used them in my last brew, a SNPA clone, and it came out great. I actually like what I...

I really like arrogant bastard, but I'm not a big fan of Chinook hops. Arrogant Bastard is damn good beer...don't get me wrong. But what if Cascades were used instead? I think I'll give it a try and see what I come up with. Any suggestions?