Recent content by rockymountainredneck

I'm kind of barging in on someone else's question here (hope you don't mind tooblue02), but I have my own question about cleaning and sanitizing. I'm also a new brewer, I've done 2 batches, and both came out absolutely awful so I'm trying to avoid going 0-3. My dad got me a goodie bag with a...

Thanks for the advice! I will try to find a cooler place for the next batch to ferment. I did forget to mention that I used a wort chiller to cool it down, I don't remember the exact temperature but it was around 65 I believe. Thanks for the advice and I'll definitely refer to the yeast and...

Thanks for all the replies everyone! Ok here we go: So both were brew kits I got online. I used a packet of dry yeast (I can't remember the brand, the package was yellow) for both kits. The instructions made it pretty clear not to allow the water to boil while the grains were steeping to...

So I'm new to the brewing scene, I've done two batches so far, a Scottish Ale and a Coffee Stout, and BOTH of them ended up with the same absolutely awful flavor. I was meticulous in my sanitizing, followed directions to the letter and still both came out tasting very very sour. The first batch...

Thank you all for the advice! It looks like I should be ok with a starter then? I'm definitely new to the beer brewing, I've only done one batch so far and it went bad. Really pissed me off. Something in the secondary fermenter went wrong. But I am really excited to get these batches going as...

I recently got a couple of beer kits, a Scottish ale and a coffee stout, but I got them in the mail a long time before I'm able to actually brew them (I just got too excited about it and bought before I thought). I am a college student out of state and won't have a chance to brew them until...