Recent content by Wigglyscuds

386 + 5 = 391 5 gallons of Northern No. 1 ftw. :)

e^iπ + 1 = 0 Sneaky >_>

Amarillo hops are my new crack. I did an Amarillo Pale Ale and boy, oh boy, is it wonderful. A wonderful bitter flavor and then a hit of citrus hop flavor. I used them for bittering, flavor, and a dry-hop addition. I am seriously thinking about trying to use them on some grilled chicken or...

I let my first brew sit in the primary for a week and did a 1 month secondary. It was is a good beer and had very little sediment in it. I did a second brew and let it sit in the primary for a month (plus a week of dry hop) and bottled it directly from the primary. I noticed that the yeast cake...

Amateur at best compared to this!

Stopped at 7-11 and picked up a sixer of Blue Moon Winter Ale (or w/e), Newcastle Brown Ale, and a Sam Adams Winter Classics. Currently tasted a Winter Lager, Chocolate Bock, and Old Fezziwig. Man, this is a great X-mas. :D

36981.5 + 4.5 (Cream Stout) = 36985.5

Damn, lol. We had one explode about half a mile from our house. Made a good boom.

You know it is bad when you have to have a permit to just have a Flask. Meth Labs have to be rampant out there. :|

So I bottled my first brew, a Cream Stout kit from Midwest, this past Friday. Everything went better than expected. It was a little messy, but nothing too crazy. The beer tasted great as it was before being bottled. Can't wait to try it when it is fully carbed. I'm having one only 5 days out of...

This is excellent to hear. I plan on getting No. 1 and brew it around New Years/first week of January. Good luck to ya BillTheSlink.

If you don't mind, let us know how the experience goes. I live 30 minutes away, but have been to Heart's. Have heard mixed reviews about the service. Would like to see if it is worth the venture.

Nice find! Can't find jack in Orlando. :|

Having a nice Guinness Draught.

You know you're a homebrewer when you can turn almost anything into a piece of brewing equipment.