Recent content by tonyzahn

I'll be bottling a batch of EdWort's Apfelwien, and possible an English Bitter.

Sierra Nevada and Heavy Seas Loose Cannon are two of my favorites.

This. It's a win-win really. You're cleaning out the garage, and supporting you hobby without impacting the checkbook in any way.

Bottling an IPA this weekend.

Question for the more experienced brewers: how long can your IPAs sit in the bucket before the hoppiness starts to fade?

Dad and I are brewing a bitter while my Wife, Mother, and Mother-in-law all go to a spa tomorrow.

Subscribed. I was just up at MDHB yesterday, good to know there's locals on here. I've been thinking of something like this myself, although I was maybe going to use a window A/C instead of a minifridge.

I've got a batch sitting in the primary since Monday (Friday now). This weekend I'll probably add the oak chips, but I'm debating if I should add them straight to the primary or rack it to secondary first.

The only downside to brewing a batch of MI grog is the way it eats through your mugs...

Definitely the biggest of the small fish. I seem to recall in Beer Wars (good documentary if you haven't seen it) Jim Koch (sp?) observes that BMC spills more beer per year than he sells. They're not the best, but "gateway beer" is a valuable niche that someone has to fill.

I've been drinking my first brew for about a week now, my second (an oatmeal stout) is sitting in the bucket for another week, and I just got a turkey frier for making the third batch.

My first homebrew. An amber bock (from kit). Not amazing, but pretty good. I'm really excited about future brews.

Best is definitely impossible, but for favorite I'd have to go for Heavy Seas (formerly Clipper City). Their beers are darn good, and it's abou 20 minutes from my house :)

Thanks for the quick replies folks! Right now I've got a bucket primary and two better bottles. There's a very good chance I may be buying a turkey frier and either buying or making a chiller in the near future. If I decide at some point to get a second primary, I'll definity look into a 6.5...

I've got this stout and the airlock hasn't bubbled after a few days... I kid, I kid. Seriously though, I've got my fist homebrew batch in bottles, and the few I've drank so far are quite tasty. The stout is fermenting, I'll probably crack it open for a hydrometer reading tomorrow. I think...