Recent content by Techniker

Glad to hear it! Sorry if this was a repost, I didn't see it on here with the cursory glance I gave it. I'm glad to hear it shipped so quickly, hopefully mine will ship soon as well. I am running out of room in my apartment though...

Amazon has a sale for a 23 L glass carboy with free shipping with Amazon Prime for $28.07. It's worth it for the shipping alone. It will take 5-6 weeks for shipping though, but I hope some of you find it helpful regardless. Paklab Glass Carboy 23 Liter -Techniker

Just as a note, make sure you avoid the ones near power lines! I had a stash near some and I went to check on them today to dig them up...the power company had taken RoundUp to them!!! :mad: Glad I didn't put that in my root beer. Looks like I will have to wait to find some more. -Techniker

Alternatively you could go into the woods and look for them, though what time of the year you dig them up can change the taste. Sassafras is pretty distinct and when you dig up the roots, you'll definitely know when you have the right stuff. I think I am going to go out and get some this...

Thanks all. It seems that my yeast may be my problem. I had talked with others and I had wanted to make a really old-fashioned type ale (something from closer to the early 1700s) which led me to use just regular Coopers brewers yeast (I can hear you all screaming now). I had to do the...

I am new to homebrewing and I am trying to make an apple cider. I am currently using a bottom yeast and I have started off with a 1 gallon glass jar. I researched how to make it and followed some directions online (all of them seemed to agree) and filled it up to the neck of the jar. I rapidly...