Recent content by Tfox

Successful bottling last night. 24 flip-top 16oz. and 24 12 oz. (6-gallon batch). Tasted it so I could see what unfermented and green beer tastes like. As suggested elsewhere on these boards, I am going to let them sit for a week in the bottle, crack one, and compare that taste to one at week...

Day #3 of fermentation has passed. Bubbles are down now to about every 25-30 seconds. I'm so excited! I feel like an expectant father! To quote Tom Petty: The waiting is the hardest part! However, I am heeding the given advice, and will take it slow.

Well, took the plunge last night! My nut brown ale is in the fermentor and showing signs of fermentation. I'm so excited! Made a rookie mistake and aerated it BEFORE taking the OG reading, so it was nearly impossible to read the number with all the foam from shaking the wort. Oh well. I won't...

Here's the kit I just got for Christmas. Bought it at my LHBS: http://www.overstock.com/Gifts-Flowers/Gold-Complete-Homebrew-Beer-Equipment-Kit/3052243/product.html Will be starting my first batch on Monday or Tuesday. Seems like a good kit to start out with.

Thanks for the support and welcome! In addition to the Munton's, I will be using my LHBS-recommended Safale S-04 dry yeast and Crosby and Baker Briess Pilsen Light DME. Going simple is my motto on this one, as I will be going straight from fermenter to bottle. Thanks for the point to John...

Got my first kit the other day (Christmas present...woohoo!) after months of lurking on these forums. I am planning to brew my first ever batch next week using Munton's Nut Brown Ale extract. Here's to hoping that it turns out okay and I wish everyone a happy new year! :mug: