Recent content by wjohnsen

Use Whirlfloc? Mine will look like that at first.

Just reading in another board that it is really just the pumpkin pie spices that give it the flavor. I like simple so thought I would try this first.

Add to the boil or to fermentor. New to all of this :)

How much for a 5 gallon batch?

http://morebeer.com/ Link to More Beer website.

Check out More Beer website. $60 purchase gets you free shipping. Not all items qualify but brewing equipment kits do. Newbie myself, but check out the 10 ingredient kits they have for $25. I have tried several. All good by me.

I have found ANYTHING I brew tastes better than the yellow fizzy water I had been buying.

Whirlfloc scared the he knout of me the first time I used it. Thought I had a real mess on my hands. But like most things, all worked out. As fermentation took place everything settled out just fine.

Great video!!!!

I live in VB and am near retirement. Sounds like a good retirement job. :). http://hamptonroads.com/2013/03/california-beermaker-open-brewery-va-beach

Ha. Whatever the fridge is set at. What is proper serving temp for something like a pale ale?

Mine have been clear until chilled. Darn chill haze. No impact on taste that I can tell.

My bottled brew carbonated and is clear. It was in the fermenter for 3 weeks. When I put it in the fridge, it got cloudy. Never happened with my Mr. Beer experience. Will it clear? About how long?

Cool house here. Built a light bulb/coffee can heater with a dimmer switch to help control temp. If you search the web most are called something like dog house heaters.

Ditto that. I call it quality control.