Recent content by StuOhQ

That looks fantastic... Color me jealous. I agree with BrewGeek on the tile sheets also. Bomb dot com.

I'm primarily a beer brewer but I made some hillbilly wine in a one gallon glass jug and bottled it earlier today. Here is my simple question: It is okay to use tasting corks to bottle home made wine initially? They were all I had available, other than some old, used corks. If not, is it okay...

I just bought my first starter pipe - a churchwarden. Used to smoke cigarettes and since I gave them up I've smoked one each year on New Year's Eve as a victory lap. That recent tradition has made me come the realization that cigarette taste terrible. Awful, in fact. I do smoke Hookah on...

Yeah, I just realized I misread the data-sheet on Final Gravity: 1.006 is actually below the recommended FG! I'll be checking back on it Saturday or Sunday and if it's unchanged I'm going to go ahead with bottling. It's been exactly two weeks so I suppose that might be enough for a lighter brew...

I learned that a wine thief would come in real handy when taking gravity readings xP

Let's just say I could've used a second pair of hands (or at least a clip to keep the siphon-tube in place). I'll spare you the unflattering step-by-step but I have decided I will definitely be picking up a wine thief before I starting my second brew. On the upside, the beer is tasting great...

In Ohio, it is perfectly legal for children to have a drink, permitted that it is their parent of legal guardian who did the ordering. As a youth I not only enjoyed the occasional drink at home, around the holidays, but also was able to share in our family margarita pitcher when we went out for...

Yes, I did sanitize before stirring. And thank you kindly to all of you who've replied. I'm feeling a lot more confident now that I know I'll probably end up with beer (even if it is a little off). In the future, I will definitely stay hands-off during fermentation and let the yeast do its...

Tap Room Prohibition Pale Ale... nothing terribly special. My last purchase was the excellent Edmund Fitzgerald from Great Lakes. That's one that always sets me into a good mood.

This is what I was thinking when I read the title of the thread. As an absolute beginner, I'm still figuring out brewing from an ingredient kit. My second brew will probably be a slightly more challenging kit, and then perhaps on to a few recipes. A few years from now you might even hear me...

Oh, good. I'm planning on giving away a few sixers for Christmas haha. My family is going to love me :cross:

I'm generally freaking out now. I'm a complete beginner and started my first brew from a Brewer's Best kit. The prep and pitch went smoothly and airlock activity started the next morning. Then, after two days, the activity in the airlock stopped. Being a complete newbie, I opened up my...