Recent content by Sand_Pirate

I've used Brewer's Best kits to make Irish Stout, Holiday Ale, and Belgian Trippel. I thought the Holiday Ale was exceptionally good, and the others were fine. I then used a Northern Brewer kit called Garden Hoe, and was VERY happy with it. Duplicated a Northern Brewer Phat Tyre recipe with...

I'd like to follow up on my first thread on this excellent site. Well, gentlemen, I did in fact make beer. Bottling went off without a hitch. My lovely bride helped me move bottles...to be efficient, bottling is definitely a two-man job. I let the bottles condition for a couple of weeks...

Took a reading and sample today, 7 days after brewing. It looked like beer, and it smelled like beer. FG was 1.020...kit says it should be 1.012 to 1.015, so I guess it has some more fermentation to do. The sample was interesting...completely flat of course, kinda bland, but not off or sour...

Excellent. Thank you, sir. Merry Christmas everyone. Hope you and yours have a great holiday.

Thanks very much for this advice, sir. I do plan on sampling at various times. While I was doing my research on this forum, trying to educate myself about the brewing process, I read many threads where the general consensus from long-time brewers was "You're trying to drink your beer too soon...

Thank you, sir. How was the Stout?

Thank you, gents. My basement stays between 63-68 degrees this time of year. I will drink no beer before its time.

Excellent! Posts like these give me hope. My first batch is fermenting, and I won't know for several weeks if I made beer or made a mess. Good for you, sir.

Hello folks. New to the forum, first post here, and brand new to home brewing. Decided to try a new hobby, so I found the local home brewing store and bought a Brewer's Best kit. Came here and lurked for a few weeks, trying to learn as much as I could. I jumped in yesterday and brewed a...