Recent content by stringtyer

I've been brewing for just over a year and have decided to keg rather than bottle. The friend of a friend had some kegging equipment for sale and I got what I think to be a reasonable deal. 2 ball-lock kegs, 5# CO2 Tank, gauges, gauge cage, hoses, picnic taps, gas/beer attachments, misc. stuff...

I have been off the board for a while and genuinely appreciate your responses. I am super-new at this whole brewing business with only 5 batches done (since June) and still lack the complete vocabulary to understand all of the process. New question; how does cold crashing work? I've decided...

I have started using a glass carboy as a secondary (mostly so I can see the beer clear as time passes) and have noticed a bunch of tiny (1/32" and less) particles gently floating up and down in the beer. I can't imagine them to be anything but bits of yeast with CO2 stuck to them riding up and...

Thanks to all for the help and encouragement. Patience has never been my long suit. I have already jumped into two more batches - both pale ales and have one of them in the bottle. The other batch will get bottled tomorrow. I am happy that my first brew was well received. Even SWMBO (she...

Just want to update this old thread with good news (for me, at least). My son-in-law came over tonight and tried a bottle of my porter. He was highly complimentary and while I was not paying attention had himself another. Gotta' brew more tomorrow.

Patience pays! The porter turned out really nice. Good smooth taste, not all all too hoppy ... just a slight initial bitterness that fades quickly to nearly no aftertaste. I gave a glass to a friend who is a porter fan and he gave me two thumbs up. Happiness here.

Used 5 oz. Corn sugar. I will try patience. Arrrrggggghhhhh.

I hope I'm at the right place for this question and you should know that I've perused the FAQ pages looking for an answer ... I brewed my first batch of beer (a nice porter) a few weeks ago. Primary went well, secondary for a week to clarify and finish SG, batch sugaring for carbonation and...

Greetings, all ... My kids gave me a nice beer making kit to celebrate my 60th trip around the sun. I brewed up a batch of oatmeal stout this morning and it is happily bubbling away upstairs in the guest bathroom tub. I'm really looking forward to drinking my own brew. I'm a total newbie...