Recent content by WarlokJoel

WOW...thanx revvy, that is the exact setup that i have (bucket and airlock) took me 5 mins to get it going (thats inclunding cutting my finger cutting the end off the airlock!heh) now its bubbling very hapily in the closet! now i dont have to move! :mug: thanx again,....you rock Joel

started my Russian Imp stout the other night.. woke up this morning and the air lock is plugged...i cleaned it out, replaced it and it plugged up again right away. i dont have the time to run and get stuff to make a blow off tube, any ideas? thanks joel ps if this thing blows up...

As usual you are correct....i did have to move the pot 3 times to get a nice pack on it... but with the wind chill last nite it was pretty awesome how fast it went! ... just had to be careful not to get snow in the pot, didnt wanna infect it trying to be cheap!heh jeol

so i forgot the ice... so what would any good Michigander do? why he would stick his brew pot in a snow bank!... took about 1/2 hour, wich isnt my fastest time...but still...for 11 degrees and a snow bank its not bad!heh BTW it's a bold series russian stout that i am very stoked about...

3 weeks primary, 3 weeks secondary, and so far 1 week in bottle (just trying one a week) ...(yes i accually seem to be a patient newb!heh) and i am not sure about the sugar, i did rack on top , but did NOT stir it, alotho next time i will (very carfuly of course)! im afraid that i was...

So, it is one week today that i bottle by 1st batch! so today was the day to try one! so i decided to pick the one with the bubbles (just in case if was bad), so i put it in the fridge for a few hours. later on i got my beer glass ready, got the bottle opener ready , and proceded to pop the top...

thanx for the info. and i also had planned on drinking one every sunday till they seem ready!heh....at least i got that one right! appreciate the help Joel

I bottled my first batch of beer last sunday, everything went just peachy. I noticed one thing that struck me as odd. I bottled 47 bottles (a few short to drinking my Gravity readings :D), and the curious thing i noticed is that after 5 days 46 of them are "flat" looking ( with no bubbles or...

I bottled my first batch Sunday, everything went really good. I did the sugar boil for 5 mins and everything and added that to the bottom of the bottling bucket and racked the beer on top. Now the question, i have read in a few posts on here about *gently* stiring the beer. wich i DIDN'T...

i think i read about this before, but there are soo many posts, my searches found noting. my English Brown ale (Brewers best) has been in the secondary for a few weeks now, and i'm starting to get a few White floaties on the top, i think i read that they are probably just some yeast sediemnt...

Not trying to be mean, but that picture is a little hard to see... it looks like you have a lizard stuck in the neck of your carboy! :D i would give you a better answer if i could make out what you think is an infection in the pic..sorry Joel

i might be mistaken, but shouldn't he get hist wort to 70 degrees in a ice bath in the brewpot, before he starts to mix with water? or is his basic method going to work? seems to me it would take to long to get to temp (within 1/2 hour or so ) also taking an OG (starting gravity) before the...

Screw the wires, screw the porch, screw...well...everything, i woulda whent Rambo on that sucker. But then again, i live in michigan and and where i live near Grand Rapids, about the worst snake here is a garder snake... but i still woulda had the 12gauge out.... shooting and maybe even...

Goggles!!!!!!!!!

thank's guy's i feel alot better now. i know the mistake i made with the hydrometer at first, and i will read up on the use of it real good next time. but for a good laugh i will tell you what i did wrong (i am NOT the brightest bulb in the package). I did accualy take a starting...