Recent content by rygo796

I allow fermentation to take place near room temp with ok results. What I mean by this is I set my temp control so that it doesn't have to 'work' so much depending on the temp range for the beer.

I used a miter saw although you can use a hand saw just the same. If you know how to use it properly a hand saw is fine. You can use screws to hold the collar together, but glue and dowels is a sharper finish. You need better quality wood if you stain it, poor quality wood should be fine for...

The corn sugar was for the wort. The kit came with corn sugar and priming sugar. I assumed the corn sugar would boost the alc content during primary fermentation.

I'm doing partial boils with about 3gal of water. I'm thinking about trying a partial mash to see how that comes out, but I've heard conflicting reports between AG and extract as to improvements between one and the other. I didn't think a full boil would make that much of a difference. I...

I just finished my 3rd batch of homebrew from extract, a pale ale. I got it from a store that puts together their kits from fresh grains in store so I'm pretty sure it was a high quality kit, but I've gotten the same results from all 3 of my brews. The beer tastes light of watered down. I...