Search results

43% alochol beer! time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1978705,00.html and the video of the tasting time.com/brewdog

I have a regular refrigerator that I use for a fermentation chiller and I didn't rewire anything. I simply routed the probe between the door and fridge and plugged the fridge in the adapter on the johnson controller. Has worked great for me. I think the keezer builds on more in depth because...

Here is my tap water report. I had to retype it because the format won't easily let me copy and paste. Microbiological Contaminants Total Coliform Bacteria 1.7% Radiological Contaminants Alpha Emitters 6.2pCi/L Radium 0.9pCi/L Uranium 0.25pCi/L...

I have horrible tasting tap water with a chlorine content that varies. Sometimes you can even smell it in the shower. It also has added flouride. For my first brew, I used store bought Purified Water with Minerals added to taste. Don't know what the mineral content is. The beer came out...

Use a 'Thief' for your gravity reading. Actually pulls from the bottom, won't have to worry about the foam. Cheap enough and in 5 gallons, pulls just enough to float the hydrometer. The mechanism can drain the wort back in. Everything says you shouldn't return the sample, but I'm a little...

I used a Nottingham Yeast from DanStar and I had the fridge set at 66 degrees. The probe is in the air, not the brew. I had considered switching to a carboy with a cap so that I can have a blow off tube and a proper probe in the beer for primary. Guess this will push the switch.

Blew the top smooth off the fermenter on 2nd day of fermentation! Came home from work, noticed the door on my fridge was cracked just a smidge, thought that was funny. Opened up the door and WOW! Inside of fridge was splashed with wort and the fermenter lid was on the bottom of the fridge...

They were loose when I put them in, only filled the ball up halfway. It was when I pulled them out that I noticed there might be a problem.

This is my second batch, first one was the Amber Ale Kit from Brewer's Best. Turned out alright, but a little watery so I bought a 30qt brewpot so I could do a full boil in the future. For my second batch, I got the Fat Tire Clone(extract) from Austin Homebrewing. I didn't want to deal with...