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Hey Hey what can I do... I got a hobby keep me drunk all the time!

I've only done one boil thus far but... IT was with 6lbs of Wheat DME dang.. the foamiest stuff i've ever seen had to turn the flame off probably 4 times before the foam acted like it was under control.. when i added my hop pellets it did seem to ease the foam.. i'm guessing the...

yeah.. it was kinda creepy on my end too.. :eek: Don't pitch your beer.. bottle at least some of it so you'll know in the end what the effects were.. i would say i'd like to know for my own learning purposes.. but since we have the same brew.... hehe Having another brew.... Will

Sorry I can't offer any advice on this.. but myself and one other person on the board are having the very same reaction due to the very same chain of events.. mine is a hefe but i don't t hink his is.. his: http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8691 mine...

That SOUNDS great.. love the name too. It just made it on my long list of "stuff i have to brew" would there be an easy way to convert into a 5 gal extract recipe? ws

fun fact... The most successfull micro brewery in Mississippi is in Farve's Hometown of Kiln. "The Lazy Magnolia Brewery" just tryin to contribute what i can :D ws

hey i resemble that remark! actually, i am a computer nerd.. but I am by trade so not sure if thats what she means.. also.. i hang out here not because nobody else will talk to me.. but because nobody else around here knows jack about brewing.. I"m in the bible belt.. the only folks...

thanks i felt like an abortion doctor pouring all that freshly cooled wort down the drain.. never again :) ws

I had all the trouble in the world with my autosyphon.. partly because i kept ramming the plunger through the end of the it and knocking the valve out into my beer. DOH! also.. mine isn't long enough to get all teh way down into the carboy with enough room to get enough liquid into the...

nevermind... http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=18647 now i know what that donut thing is for too.. :drunk: ws

quick question.. how much liquid is needed to get an accurate hyrometer measurement? i used a 22 oz beer glass last time and feel sad that i wasted that much beer.. plus it took me a while to get it out of the carboy. can i just use the storage tube that the hydrometer came in...

george, I'm in the EXACT same situation as you except my 2 liter wasn't a coke zero bottle.. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=8667 my krausen has fallen too and the bubbling has slowed greatly. i'm not sure i can offer anything but i'll be checking back to see what sort of...

Update.. just got home from work/meeting and the 2 liter took it down to below the thermometer's low of 64 so i'm guessing i'm down to 61 or 62 now.. (eek) any more info on the question above? I've taken the carboy out of the cooler and put it in a clear non insulated tub that i'm going...

Howdy group.. I have my first brew (a german hefe) in primary right now and it is crusing along.. My temperature has been rather inconsistant throughout the ferment so far and I'm just curious what to expect. I used 6 lbs of Wheat DME and 4 oz(i think) of Northern Brewers for bittering...

Here she is in primary about 27 hours after pitching..

Brew-mero Uno in primary

Brew-mero Uno in primary

Oh bummer! Sorry to hear about your crash and burn.. good luck on the stout! ws

woo hoo. My first brew (German Hefe kit from B3) is on it's way.. The Krausen has started to rise and the airlock is pumping.. I pitched the yesties yesterday at around 6:30 at about 66 deg. This morning around 9:00 the airlock was slow but steady. I went to the airport to pick up the...

Colling in the ice bath. Wort current at 95 deg. and dropping.