Recent content by nstein3214

Thanks for the info. Mine has been in primary for a little over a week. Had a very vigorous first few days but still bubbling a little so I'm gonna leave it for a while still. Probably take a gravity reading after 2 weeks and see where I'm at. Can't wait for this one to be done!

Anybody have any idea what the FG of dead ringer should be?

So I brewed a batch of NB dead ringer on Thursday night and everything went perfectly and it was fermenting within the first 15 hours. Left for the weekend and my girlfriend sent me a picture of a big mess Saturday morning. I had her put a blow off hose in it as soon as possible. It was...

I just brewed the dead ringer from northern brewer. I put into carboy and realized there is about 3-4 inches of hops/sludge in the bottom of the carboy. Will this be ok? Should I strain before putting into secondary? Leave as is? Only my second batch ever any info is appreciated!

Best of luck man! I love seeing new brewers coming out and the thought of getting to try some other people's creations!

I saw some zombies yesterday in MPLS. It was the local Zombie Pub Crawl.

25 years old and brewing for 3 months. What a blast it is taste a beer I created!

Thanks for the info

So I just brewed my first 5 gal kit and have been buying 12 packs of various craft beers with brown bottles to use for my beer. Anybody have any good tips on how to get the labels and the sticky glue mess off the bottles? I was thinking about just letting them sit hot soapy water and scrubbing...