Recent content by therishel

brewed an all extract version of mbobhat's suggested recipe. Here are my observations. 1. Kill the black patent. The resulting beer is much darker than a direct comparison to Voodoo Ranger. I think just the pale malt and sugar will get you there just fine. 2. The beer that I brewed does not have...

My first attempt at harvesting yeast. Nottingham from a cream stout. I did not add any water to the bucket, just stirred the trub and poured into sanitized jars. Loose lids and 35* refrigeration. This is about four days later. No yeast? I see beer and I see trub, but I don't think I see any...

This is Tom, located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Sadly, I am planning to pour 24 bottles of what was supposed to be Cream Stout down the drain today. Came out awful. Flat and a bit vinegar-ry. I can't detect any hint of alcohol in the stuff, so I am thinking that I killed my yeast or did...

Thanks for the replies. It's in the fermenter now, so we'll see what happens. I'll try to remember to post back here when I have results.

I just put my first brew in the fermenter. What I hope will be a nice Cream Stout using the extract kit from Midwest Supplies (http://www.midwestsupplies.com/cream-stout.html). I am fermenting it in a Mr. Beer fermenter, so I cut everything in half. I wanted some kind of strainer for the hops...