Recent content by snark218

Yeah, I was thinking about brewing a strong liter of Lapsang and adding it to primary after fermentation slows down - like 3-4 days in. The idea is just to add a smoky note and maybe some floral tea flavor to the final brew, not make a total smoke-bomb.

So I picked up some ingredients for a red ale at the brewing store last night, along with some Saaz hops I grabbed on impulse with the thought of maybe dry-hopping. My first batch - an IPA - having turned out okay, I'm now going to proceed to completely get ahead of myself and experiment...

Well, my first batch ever is not going that well. I blew the lid off the primary fermenter - my own dumb fault, I neglected to use an airlock or blowoff. I am using a 6.5gal PET carboy and it was completely uncapped when I returned home from work. I've been away for 12 hours, so it might have...