Recent content by tosh1292

I've got 2 Cascade and 2 nugget vines - this is my 3rd year. Was away for 2 weeks, came back, and they had exploded (Maryland, just outside of Annapolis).

Sigh. Oh well. Just means I have to brew again. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi - I was brewing last weekend, and since it was relatively nice out, my kids and I were playing catch with our lacrosse sticks. In the middle of my boil, an errant throw by my 6 year old plopped the lacrosse ball right into the brew kettle (which would have been impressive if he meant to do...

I'm in! Looking for a new fermenter anyway!

I dont' use carboys for my fermentations - still use the "ale pail" plastic buckets. I went to my local homebrew store to get materials for a blow-off tube, and they told me I could just pull the rubber gasket off the lid, and shove the tubing through the hole. I put the other end into a...

I dont' use carboys for my fermentations - still use the "ale pail" plastic buckets. I went to my local homebrew store to get materials for a blow-off tube, and they told me I could just pull the rubber gasket off the lid, and shove the tubing through the hole. I put the other end into a...

Hi - I recently brewed a Nugget Nectar clone with a couple of my cousins. During the brew process, the grain bag got a hole in it, and probably about a quarter of the steeping grains stayed in the brewpot. I just transferred it to a carboy for secondary fermentation, and even after a...