Recent content by Polluted

Thank you so much for the replies, it means allot. Id like to post a short brew log for those who are interested and could possible tell me what you would do differently. Brew log -Boiled water to rehydrate yeast and to let cool naturally to pitching temperature. -Items cleaned with hose and...

Holy cow I was all over the place. Was a frantic 2.5 hours. Had my brew book, notes, and everything all over the table, even took 30 min to prepare, but I still feel like preparation could had been better. Ill write up my notes in a bit if anyone cares to view them and to tell me if you think I...

How many ml exactly?

My girl works at a vets office. The doctor will give her a cheapy syringe I can use.....hopefully a new one. Thanks yall, you just saved me $14

This is why I cant have nice things. From brewing, to mushroom growing, to the style of tobacco I use.....this hellish heat has an effect on everything. What am I going to do? I plan to start my first batch of booze tomorrow and the weather calls for clear skies with temps in the 100's. In...

Ok....so in an effort to safe cash, I am going to bottle straight from the primary. Its gonna be a pain because I dont have a spigot. I plan to use my fiance to simply sypon the liquid out while I bottle. Sound like a fair plan? Think this beer will be tolerable? Its gonna be a pale ale by the...

Thank you for the advice. I will not go this route and just buy another bucket. I got a $15 one today with a bubbler at a brew shop. I'll probably just buy another one. Do I need to get a lid for it?

In an effort to save cash I am considering bottling from my primary fermenting bucket . ...what's the downside to this . It says it's possible in my brew book....just says to mix priming sugar in fermenting bucket and to let sit for 30 min so the yeast and all resettles down. Do I just have...

This is what I thought, however the lady on poison control all those years ago, made it sound like I could have very well seriously poisoned myself with methanol. It was grape juice and bread yeast :cross: but I dont know man, regardless it sounded spooky....I didnt distill anything

Quick question, what about methanol? How is it made and is it possible that it can be created by the process I described above?

Well Im glad I didnt poison myself. Thanks for the replies. Im very excited, working in a brewery is tons of fun (hard complicating work though), like being in a giant meth lab. Every day after spilling top shelf beer on myself I crave a beer everyday after work. However I really cant afford...

I'm 26 years old and work in a brewery as a cellerman. Naturally this has prompted me to try home brewing. Before I get started let me tell a story. As a young 18 year old man I was on a quest to get intoxicated. I decided to make my own wine. I heard it's simple, so here is what I did. 1...