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I watched the airlock for probably 5 minutes straight last night and not one bubble? I took another peek in the bucket and it is a nasty looking kinda funky foam with nasty looking stuff in it. Is that normal. Oh, it smells like Shiner bock, only stronger :) That part I liked!

I am haggling but they are not going to be cheap. The guy I have to talk to about them isn't available until after the first and he is a crusty old fart. So it depends on his mood. All I could get was that he was not selling them at scrap price. That is never a good sign. But he is a...

well, my oldest kid will be 21 in April so at least if my understanding is correct I can make 100 gallons per adult? Still, "legally" that would be pushing it. It would be 1.5 batches per year. I might take the advice given in a PM and buy them to sell. Unfortunately where they are the people...

well. I got pics of these bad boys https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=18398

Just how nuts would this be?

Yep, after reading a lot on the forum and talking to homebrewers I have come to that conclusion. No more kits. I will take my recipe to the LHBS and get the orders filled that way. I have a good set of digital scales to weigh off and make sure I get everything deadnutz on. On a side note I...

Cool! I will give it a week or so and move it to the primary. Should I use a strainer for that? Dang I wish I would have got to see it when it was really bubbling :( But I am just happy it did the dirty deed I guess ;)

Well I slept while the fermentation fairies visited last night it appears. :) I checked on it and did not see any bubbles but I noticed the water level in the chambers of the airlock went from being even to uneven. So I pulled the lid to take a peek and it is foamy.... so I guess I did not watch...

51 hours since I pitched the first, 11 hours since the second..... no activity in the airlock. Temp is right at 75 degrees.

I went home at lunch and there was no ring of any kind. Just dark brown liquid. So I went to the brew store and they gave me a packet that does not expire until July 07. I pitched it and put on the airlock. Now I am crossing fingers. That was at 11:45 (central time) Hopefully when I get home...

at the 36 hour point this morning there was still nothing. I called up Foreman's and they told me to look in and see if there was a ring of foam, if not they told me to come in and they will give me another yeast packet. I will check it when I go home and go from there.

Thanks for the advice guys. I bought the kit last weekend from Foreman's http://www.homebrewerysupply.com/homebrew/index.htm They are very close by. I would not complain to them mainly because I accidently broke a hydrometer when I was there and offered to pay for it and the owner would not let...

It is at 74 right now. It was maybe 76 when I pitched it. The lid is definately air tight. thanks!

Merry Christmas guys. I am a newby and I did a search and found one thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=18200 but none that specifically considered a few additional circumstances I have. I bought a Home Brewery American Ale kit...

Cool idea!!! I just need one wide enough and tall enough. I could easily trim down to a two tap system and still be happy. I *may* even cheat a bit and mount the taps on the radio if I used short handles so it was not quite so conspicuous.

I don't guess I ever seen a cathedral radio. Is it big enough for all that? I plan on keeping the 20lb CO2 in the bottom of the Philco and hiding the tube over to the icebox. [EDIT] Oh, nevermind, I read it again and figured out what you meant. Hmmmm, but I need to do a search and find what...

I am drawing up a design to build a kegerator to look like an antique icebox for my study. The reason being is that everything in my study is either pre-1940 and earlier with the exception of one piece made to look it. I have always been a big Eistein and Tesla buff and always wanted a study...

I bought a couple of cornys that are pretty grungy on the outside, gummy crap from stickers, black scuff marks. Who here has ideas to make this cleanup task a least painful as possible? I would feel better about these if they were clean on the outsidde as well. Is that overkill?

This is pretty hardcore brew-love to do a project this big. I read the whole thread and was beyond impressed. How has this played out on your electric bill? I read the post where you calculated about $12.50 in electricity per month. Has that seemed to be the case though? The initial investment...