Recent content by Toadkiller Dog

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like you're generally not ordering expedited shipping. As for planning my summer brews and making one trip, I'm afraid the stuff would be dead before I would use it (other than the first batch). In my experience, liquid yeast doesn't keep all that long before it...

Howdy all-- I have a situation that I could use some advice with. I am currently assigned to spend a year in Morgantown, WV. It is a cool town, but unfortunately has no LHBS. I can mail order all of the ingredients I need to brew, but I am not sure about the yeast. I generally use liquid...

Hey, does anyone know of a clone recipe for Bison Organic Gingerbread ale? I've been looking for one on the net to try to get an idea of how to make something like this. For those of you who have had it, you know that its more "gingerbread" than it is "ginger" in its flavor.

Allright, so while pouring out some of it to taste/smell/look at/check gravity, I noticed (like a total *******) that there was a fairly good layer of trub on the bottom. From this I figure that the foam head must have been true fermentation, and I should have followed Yuri's advice above in the...

Allright- 1. I did not take an OG, unfortunately. Current gravity is 1030. REcipe says OG is supposed to be ~1040. 2. I am brewing in a sealed carboy. There was, as far as I can tell, no activity. (The water didn't even move up the seal, as though there were increased pressure) 3. I...

So I spent all Saturday evening brewing an oatmeal stout (Slow Elk clone). I pitched WPL002 into it which had been purchased ~8hours earlier. There was no activity after 24 hours, and after ~48 hours there were patches of white mold-looking stuff floating on the top (still no activity)...

I don't understand the logic behind rinsing after you sanitize. I mean, sure, you rinse away the possible flavor of the sanitizer, but it's not like tap water is anything close to sterile! Have you *looked* inside your pipes lately? Tap water must be at least as dirty as the inside of an...

Allright, now *that* would be funny! (If I had indeed santized everything with priming sugar or maltodextrin) Maybe I shouldn't "relax, have a homebrew (or two!)" while I brew. :cross: I can picture it now: "Allright, bacteria, get away from my equipment! And to teach you a lesson, I've...

It came with a bag of premixed/precracked grains that looked like chocolate, darker crystal and a small amount of black patent. I think it called for steeping around 20 mins or so. I've always been careful about sanitation, and I've never had a problem yet, so this would be my first (~10...

Hey folks-- I made MB's regular extract Porter kit about a month and a half ago, and it turned out *horrible*; the first bad brew I've made in a while. I'm not necessarily blaming MB for this, I think a few things went wrong. First, I had to use my own make-shift hop bags made with...

I swear that either the home brew kits exaggerate their alcohol potential or my water is less dense than other people's. Every time I make a kit, my OG is noticeably off. For example, I made MoreBeer's porter kit the other day. Followed the directions to a tee; they say the OG should be 1050 to...

Hey all-- I'm making an extract version of a Belgian Witbier (with orange peel and coriander seed). Just curious if anyone had any recommendations for a good dry or liquid yeast to use. Thanks TKD

Hey all-- I'm about to order some brewing kits; I prefer extract types with some grains added for flavor, etc. I've tried one BB kit (Steam style) and it came out pretty well. Has anybody tried the custom kits from MoreBeer.com, and can you comment on whether they are better/worse than the BB...