Recent content by steveh01420

I did laugh at this commercial... If they wanted to bang out high quality craft brew they certanly could and would do a good job. Remember when they bought Rolling Rock and brewed it wrong on purpose to get that diacetyl flavor. They know how to make beer the easy way. Now I am going to make a...

How did this come out? It looks good from what you wrote. My first thought was to try it with a Belgian yeast #530, but I found this link to a Thames Valley yeast it may be hard to find though. A question about the recipe, was 2 oz of cold steeped coffee enough? Thanks Steve H...

Yes, it is a valid option and they say so in their warranty section, to bad. They imply they will take it back but certainly leave their options open to take the easiest path for them. For the prices paid for these kettles they should be all over this. I realize there will be mistakes in...

Well we had the competition last night and my Double X Stout "made with real Yoo Hoo" came in first. We had nine entries and judged each others brews, they were all great and strong. One beer was at 5.5% the rest were between 8 and 10 %, they will need to age for a while. The different Brews...

Yes I did. I made a batch of stout and split it in three parts. Before I boil the wort I took 1/2 gallon out and made up a Milk Wine with it like the Alsakan Bootlegger's recipe. My recipe was 1/2 gallon stout wort, one cup of honey boiled for about 15 minutes and then added a 15 ounce bottle of...

And of course you told she is awsome!!!

I have on like that, she tells me she loves to see me brew because I have so much fun brewing. She even offers to help clean up after and she does not drink. Life is good.

Yes to that, I will make up some small batches and see what happens. I like the idea of a Sweet Stout as a base, I'll brew a batch pull some off without the Yoo Hoo for blending later, then boil some in the rest for ten minutes. I'm also thinking about concentrating a gallon of it like...

That sounds promising. I sent an email to Yoo Hoo asking about that, we'll see if I get an answer. No Terrapin up here but I am going to find some milk stouts that sounds like a good idea for research. Might try a bock also Sam Adams made a Chocolate Bock for Christmas that was pretty good. I...

I like both of your ideas, but I don't think they will own up to it. I am going give a shot for the challenge. Also everyone in the club will have to drink it to judge it, so that maybe that will teach him. The ingredient could have been Mountain Oysters.

So I need some help, not the psychiatric kind yet. The homebrew club that I am in, Fitchburg Order of Ale Makers, is having a brewing contest using a specific ingredient picked from a hat to brew a beer. All of us put two ingredients in then picked one out. My ingredient for the contest is Yoo...

So how did your brew come out? I just had a Nogne IIPA #100 and I want to try making one, your recipe looks good.

The folks who own it can and should teach their staff. Harpoon Brewery puts all their sales staff through a six week program in the brewery just so they know what they are talking about. The guys who own it said there is nothing worse than having employees who do not know what they are talking...

That is still awesome, glad you guys are here... Thanks

It was going to be a still cider, my plan was to stop the yeast with a sulphite and sorbate treatment. This is what I have done with the wine kits. Now I might split the batch and carbonate some.