Recent content by w-sqaured

I'm on my 4th, and I've since done a few ales (Blonde, IPA and Pale). I'm really keen on making a hefe, but have heard from a few sources that they're not generally recommended for novices. Is there anything in particular about the hefeweizen style (I realize the range of recipes, etc. can...

got the fever! started off by randomly buying a kit for my gf's brother, and wondering why on earth i didn't pick one up for myself. i've since done so, and have already spent too much money probably. 1st batch: Blonde Ale. Partial Mash method, came out wonderful...maybe I was a tad biased...

thanks Rick...mind at ease :)

i pitched some white labs yeast into my plastic primary last tuesday (8/11/09), and it took around 36 hours to begin burping. after a good 8 hours of burping, i needed to rig up a blow-off tube, as it went strong. i ran the blow-off tube into a sanitized bottle, which was overflown with foam and...