Recent content by sumone

so i got to try SN APA, Torpedoed, and hoptomum back to back to back... I liked the APA, and the hoptomum the most. Stay away from the torpedoed... it tasted very earthy to me and didn't really have any bite, bitter or maltyness..

sorry for my noobie ness but what does "FWH" stand for?

congrats! I passed the FE while in school but have not worked under a "PE" yet so it looks like I wont be getting it for a LONG time.... Is it transferable to different states or if you move will you have to start over?

wow alot more then i had thought.... I'm a Electrical Engineer.. graduated about 2 years ago...

Northern brew will not double crush... however it is fine enough that I get ~70% efficiency

I would just be worried about how much you can share with us without getting in trouble... because as a new brewer, I would like to know EVERYTHING lol

Cool! I have family in Fayetteville... I need to stop by the store next time I'm visiting.

Welcome! I'm from Arkansas, Russellville Arkansas to be exact.. Sadly a little far from Missouri

As every one has said its basically calorie in vs calorie used. If you eat less then you are using then you will loose weight, if you eat more you will gain weight. How you off set it is up to you. I personally count calories and try to eat less then what im using. I do not factor in my...

A lighter always wows ppl at a party... My house bottle opener is a butter knife.... However this pocket knife works amazing! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006LPPR/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Picked up a case for $11... It's not my favorite stout but you can not pass up that deal.

At my friends house so excuse the glass but having some snpa ATM

I will once I get home. It was my first partial mash BIAB so I'm sure I made lots of mistakes. I can tell you that I was fermenting on the hot side of things. I had a temp probe on the carboy and it was reading 70-72*... I'm in the process of finding a freezer to convert into a ferm chamber...

Oh I havent thought about that. I have some left over plastic bins from when I moved. Ill store them in that with the lid tapped on... All of my beers so far have a very distinct off taste. This one is even worse, I can taste the hops a little but mostly its a taste that I cant describe. I...

This confirms my suspicions that this batch got infected. It was supposed to be a BASS clone but somehow ended up at 11% ABV. Its been sitting in bottles for about 2 months now. I pulled this one out to find black stuff floating around inside. Popped it open and it just started fizzing and foam...