Recent content by Twisster76

Meant to update earlier and I forgot. I transferred to the carboy this weekend, color looked good (as far as a color blind guy can tell), smelled good, tasted good. There was a good chunk of waste left in the primary but from what I understand that is to be expected, especially when using canned...

I read about it, using the a pumpkin itself for fermentation, but as a bit of a novice I'm still trying to stick to the basics. I was under the gun with my DIY wort chiller having issues at first and having to clean the kitchen before the wife got home, I poured out my gravity sample before...

I brewed this afternoon and it went well, except at the end during cleanup when I realized I never added the vanilla. Oh well, original recipe didn't call for it anyway. I only modified the spices slightly. Instead of doing just more nutmeg and cinnamon I actually added about a half teaspoon of...

Thanks for the input, guys, it is valued. I was going through the spice cabinet and decided to hold off on the cloves, seemed to over powering. I think I am going to add just an additional half teaspoon of nutmeg and ginger. According to the recipe, the pumpkin goes in with 5 minutes left in the...

I'm attempting my second batch of my home-brew career this weekend making a pumpkin ale. I'm using an ingredient kit as I'm still new to this, but I'm thinking of tweaking it a bit. My first home batch was a Brewers Best Amber Ale kit that I followed to the letter and it turned out well. The kit...