Recent content by whitey09

well, ive been drinking it since yesterday, heres a run down... after day 6 of fermenting, my airlock had a bubble every 14-15 seconds....i tasted it to make sure it was done. first swig, about half a shot glass, tasted like iodine...hmm, maybe i forgot to clear the spigot and float tube...

bringing this back from the dead.....i am up and running on the brew cycle, what a PITA trying to get this thing going. instructions say tighten things hand tight....it needs a little bit more than that. the instructions say the pressure relief valve should release bubbles at no more than 15...

Well today I took a trip to Maryland homebrew and talked to a Guy there about my plan. He was very informative, and told me to buy lalleland Nottingham ale yeast. I also picked up idophore and some co2 cartridges. Hopefully things turn out good.

OK, so I found that the packages, which don't have an expiration date, and are white, not silver, are between 3 to 5 years old. The woman over the phone told me to get brewers yeast because the yeast packages in the kit are probably dead/bad. Would you think the ingredients other than the yeast...

Sharp, thanks for the heads up, and Dan, that's exactly what I was looking for. How old can a packaged beer mix be before it goes bad? Ill look into trying to find a manufacturing date or an experation date.

hello there! im new to the home brew lifestyle, but wont be for long. i recently picked up a beer machine model 2000 for $5 at an auction, brand new, never used, and i couldn't be more excited to get started brewing!...however, it is a christmas gift, and i need to wait until then to get...