Recent content by rlogan

Thanks! I do have a paid copy of Beersmith already, I'm just not really sure what I'm doing in there. I usually start with a kit and make some tweaks, but since I don't have the initial instructions here, I'm not sure what to base it off of. As for IPAs I like, well, I like pretty much the whole...

Hi everyone! My wife happened upon a homebrew store today while she was out of town, and decided to get me something. She described some of the characteristics I like to the guys there, and they gave her some grains, hops, and yeast. Apparently they had some of this "Cryo Cascade" on sale...

So, looks like the place sending me the replacement carboy shipped it from their CA location instead of the PA location, so I'm not getting it until next week. I still really want to get this porter started tomorrow though.... That means I have 2 options for a fermenter. First is the dented...

Oooooohhh... That is probably going to be a while though. Next purchase is the wort chiller, after that is the mini-fridge.. grain mill though... I could add that to the list..

It's a pretty serious dent - like 8 or so inches across. I don't know if I'd say it has a "crease". Maybe I'll try the warm water method, and if that doesn't work, storing sanitizer or hauling water around sounds ok. I do really love sours, but brewing them is probably not something I'm going...

Hello all! Just last weekend I started up my first brew. I did pretty much everything wrong that I could have done wrong, but I learned a lot and am crossing my fingers while it's bubbling away in the fermenter. I'm using a 7.5g turkey fryer for BIAB, and am using plastic carboys. With...