Recent content by PAbrewer

I have only done 4 batches so far. All were patial mashes. 2 of them came out spectacular, and the other two came out ok. I would like to get into all grain brewing as soon as i can. My questions are... what kind of investment will i have to make as far as equipment goes? What are the...

Yeah, sorry, i did not even realize that i didn't put down what brew... the sunset wheat would be the one. I would be doing just a partial mash.

Hello fellow brewers. I am looking for a Leinenkugel clone recipe if anyone has one. My lady loves the beer. I thinks it's a pretty decent wheat beer myself. I am sure there are a fair share of craft brew drinkers out there that think it's total crap. My opinion is to each there own...

I am very close to Scranton PA. The only brew shop that i know of in in Wilkes Barre. Thanks for all the replies. I suppose i should try to replicate the very first brew that i made. I am in fact mostly doing extract brews with some steeping of specialty grains. The very first brew i...

Actually i would not have any objection to sending a bottle or two. I don't think i would really want to cover the shipping costs. I am not sure what it would cost, but hey, i have no problem sharing my brew. Actually i am more eagar to share it when it tastes good. Like i said, not that it...

Hmmm, this is possible. I have been adding the chiller for only the last 5 minutes of the boil or so. Next batch i will definitely try adding the chiller much sooner. As for the other factors... temperatures are good, usually around 65 degrees. The yeast i have used varies. I used the...

I just brewed and bottled my forth batch. My very first batch was fantastic! The flavor was just really good. Every batch since then has had an off flavor. They all taste just a little wierd. The overall flavor is ok, but each batch since the first has had a similar taste, with a strong...

My temperature was around 69-70 degrees. I did use a starter. It was Wyeast smack-pack. I might not have had a big enough starter, it was the first time i used that particular yeast. I did have it in the secondary for about 8-10 weeks. It's been in the bottles for maybe a month or so...

I brewed my second batch. A double IPA from Northern Brewer. Suprisingly my first batch came out fantastic!! I am not so pleased with the second brew. I would like to know what went wrong so i can avoid mistakes in the future. It has a ridiciulously strong, almost rubbing alcohol taste to...

Well, i am not sure what to think. I started the fermentation upstairs, and noticed the next day that it was at 73 degrees, so i did move it to the basement. It stayed at a constant 68 degrees the entire time. As for the starter, i did use a starter. I used wyeast smackpak, let the pak...

I just racked my double IPA to a secondary this evening after about 19 days. The is only my second brew. It had a really strong alcohol odor, but also a bit of stale beer smell. I did take a small taste... strong alcohol taste, not much notable taste otherwise. I didn't really get much hop...

Yeah, same thing... mine said a 1/2 cup to 3/4 of LME and i think it was a pint of water. I ended up with probably around a cup and a half after boiling.

I had a Wyeast smack pack. I took... i think it was 3/4 of a cup of LME, boiled, and cooled it. The smack pack was at room temp. for about 2 days. I pitched the yeast. I didn't have anything i could put an airlock on. I had the starter in a measuring cup and covered it with plastic wrap...

Tonight will be ten days. I just looked at it, and its bubbling just as it had been from the very start. It's bubbling about once every 6-8 seconds. it was this way the entire way through. No more, no less. I really wish i was using a glass carboy for the primary. I would like to see what...

This is my second batch. My first batch was a Russian Imperial Stout that took off like a rocket, bubbled like madd for 2 and a half days then stopped. I just brewed Northern Brewers Double IPA. This batch has been bubbling once every 10 seconds or so for 8 days now. I moved it to the 3rd...