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Glad to hear it. I'm debating about making a pumpkin ale of my own for this fall. Only problem is I've never tried one before and don't know if I would particularly like it. Do you know of any commercial pumpkin ales out there that I could try or do they not come out until later in the year?

I was at the game myself yesterday. Took my daughter. She had me out of there by the 7th inning. Just in time for the homer barrage. Next time your in town, you should definitely check out either monks or eulogy. Let your wife know that there's more than just Belgians in there. Like I said over...

I love monks as well. Awesome mussels. Another great one is the Eulogy bar in old city. Another Belgian bar with over 200 beers. Great mussels as well.

LOL. I thought I was the only one. I keep finding excuses to go down to the basement so I can watch the carboy bubble away. Hopefully this goes away as I become a vetern.

I thought about doing this too, but I was more worried that opening and closing the door on the probe leader would cause it break over time. Kind of like bending a soda can tab back and forth until it breaks off. The leader on my probe seems real fragile.

I know it can be done. Here is a link to a thread on the issue. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/freezer-conversion-coils-shelves-136689/ This thread deals with the kind of freezer I have. For your model you could probably find a manual online that has a schematic of exactly what is in the...

Be very careful when drilling a hole in the side. I got a free freezer where the racks were the cooling element. I drilled a hole in the side not realizing that there was a coil running up through the side. Needless to say, I won't be able to use that freezer anymore.Thank god it was free.

I just brewed a Belgian Tripel on wednesday. It was an extract kit that had gotten good reviews, but said the orange flavors were very subtle if there at all. I planned to add some zest to the secondary to bring out these flavors more. Should I have done it prior to fermenting? And if I can...

Finally got home to find all is well. No explosion and the blowoff tube was bubbling like crazy. Worried all day for nothing. Have to say, though, I am definitely going to stick with using a better bottle or glass carboy from now on. The bucket worked fine, but being able to see all the activity...

That was one big ass acronym! I did use a blow off tube on it. Unfortunately, it was a small tube. The tube I planned on using wasn't big enough to fit over the airlock. I'll be home shortly, so I'll let you how it turned out.

Brewed my second batch last night. A Belgian Tripel kit. Everything that went wrong on my first batch went great this time. I finished at about 2 AM (waited for the kids to go to bed before I started) went to bed and woke up about 7 am. I came downstairs to find a nice 3 inch kraussen had formed...

I should have made it clear from the start that I planned on leaving it in the primary longer. It didn't seem right to me either. My question was really how long in the primary is too long. I've come across varying opinions on this, so I figured I'd ask for this specific beer.

Ingredients : 4 lb Extra light DME 3.3 lb Pilsen LME 1.5 lb Belgian clear candi sugar 8 oz Caravienne 4 oz Aromtic malt specialty grains 2 oz Styrian Goldings 1 oz Willamette pellet hops 1 oz. Sweet orange peel WL Belgian ale 550 yeast SG 1.072-1.076 FG 1.012-1.014 I will be...

I'm going to be brewing a Belgian triple kit I got from Midwest supplies next weekend. The directions say to leave in primary for 1 week then rack to secondary. On the site it says to leave in secondary anywhere from 6-12 months to let the flavors blend properly. I've been reading a lot about...

Thanks Nord. Found it. They didn't have it listed as "vinerator" and it wasn't under the bottling accessories. Actually had to go through the catalog to find it.

Thanks guys. That's what I thought, but thought it could also be a reference to something to do with chilling or the point when the yeast stops fermenting. Also, Revvy, I have to thank you for your blog on bottling. I bottled my first batch on saturday in about 45 mins. I do have a question...

I've been perusing the site reading up on different techniques and I keep coming across the term "at flame out". I've searched and searched but can't seem to find out what part of the process of brewing this term refers too. Someone please school me. Thanks.

Do a lot of recipes call for 1/2 oz of hops? If not I guess I can just keep ordering this kit and just stockpile them.

Since you guys are on the subject of starters, I'm planning on using my first starter (my second batch brewed) and I was wondering about the DME that you use in the starter. If I use the DME that comes with my kit, do I need more for my boil or will the DME I take out count towards what's needed...

I'm about to brew up my second extract kit. It's a Belgian Tripel I bought from Midwest Supplies. The recipe calls for 1/2 oz of Willamette aroma hops to be addded for the last 2 mins. They sent me 1 oz. I guess my question would be if I can add the whole oz or just discard the extra 1/2 oz...