Recent content by SmirnoffIceman

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I helped my friend with a amber rye recipe two weekends ago which had only a dry yeast listed for it. We created a starter as several sources recommended for dry yeast and pitched it. The whole brew session was went very smoothly which made us feel pretty good. I was concerned when it took...

Great post, Jescholler. That definitely will help get me started, now I just need a home brew to dive into the extra reading material! Tasq - Thanks for the link as well. I've downloaded it and will play around with it some this weekend after I bottle some of my recent batches. (They smell...

I am a complete newbie when it comes to thinking about water chemistry. We have been using water bought from the store thus far, but I too would like to tap the rockies :) How would I go about adjusting the water? How did you come to your current adjustments as the best option for the Pale and...

I've been browsing several websites, forum posts, and books in an attempt to learn more about water chemistry and I'm more lost now than when I began. I live in Boulder, CO and am trying to learn what the best approach to brewing water is for my situation. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

;) Thanks for the reassurance. I figured that was the case, but I just wanted to double check. Guess I'll have a home brew now and plan next weekends brew!

This being my first post, I look forward to participating in these forums, as I have been here many times viewing various recipes. Anyways... I brewed a Sierra Nevada Pale Clone yesterday. Looking at it today the fermentation looks strong, but the beer is extremely cloudy. My friend says...