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Thanks. It was flaked. It is fermenting beautifully by the way.

Well gents I did it. Unfortunately the priming was less than satisfactory. And yes I used a Mr. Beer keg, $10, and added the carbonating unit from the Beer Machine and voila, came up with a Mr. Beer Machine. LOL. Anyways. The priming didn't take. I'm thinking I had to much head space, 4 gal...

After mashing my third batch this weekend I thought it appropriate to ask about Maize usage even though its too late. LOL. I just through my maize in with the grain when I mashed. Did I do it right? Or should I hae waited to the boil to insert maize?

There is an article on here about how to use spent grain as dog biscuits. Pretty neat.

Like I said before. I expected green beer. Not a stingy over carbed acid taste. It was in primary for two weeks.

Ok so I did my second batch. Had a great Krausen and thought ales klar. At day 6 carbing I poured my self a glass out of curiosity, first batch was a disaster and I am impatient. I got a really acidic carb taste. Also tastes kinda burnt but I used Biscuit malt with Wheat. I'm thinking the burnt...

What it be illegal if the guy who painted your garage asked you for a sixer to take home and watch the game with?

Alpha amylase is not a sugar. Its an enzyme.

Your forgetting one thing. When you blow into a straw you are applying force pounds to the air in the straw. When you use an airlock you depend on atmospheric pressure, which is much less than the amount of force you can blow into a straw.

Actually, there are several reasons for no bubbling in the airlock. In my case, I use a 5 gallon bucket to ferment 2.5 gallons, not sure what you use, so I have a lot of headspace between the top of the bucket and the top of the brew. When fermenting your beer is producing CO2 as a byproduct...

Another idea to add sweetness is to add brown sugar as a priming sugar. Alot of the saccharides will be left along with a nice soft molasses flavor.

Sorry to hear that happened. Im not sure about Ohio law but TX requires a "Brewer's Permit" which allows you to brew your own. Then in order to sell you have to have a "Distribution Permit" which allows you to sell. Just in case you want to think about organizing again check into the Brewer's...

Try making the state a solid color. Also texas state flag is blue on the left, red on the bottom and white on the top. I would change the star in the background to represent that. I like the star in the "o" better than with out.

I agree with shorty. I would not recommend plastic with large batches like that. Invest in a large conical and it will make your life much easier. Don't let these guys get you down. Just plan it out carefully.

Zak, My boss just informed me that it may be an 18 hour day tomorrow. About 18 mill worth of inventory we have to count. I dont think I will be able to make it. If someone else needs those bottles feel free to give them away man. I dont think we will et to make it to FWHB until sunday morning...

Brew day would be awesome. If you guys are ever interested Im just North of Saginaw zip 76179. Me and my buddy try and do a batch every weekend if not every other one. We are rookies but chugging along. Could use some tips and tricks. My email is [email protected]. Let me know if you want...

Fish, With the proper equipment you can have your wort pitched and ready to ferment within 3 hours. Depending on the type of brew made, a Mich clone would be about 2 weeks from boil to force carb, you are looking at a max of a month. Im sure Rev will shime in his .02 and tell you beer takes time...

How much mash liqour are you using in the 3 gal rubbermaid? I mash 6 lb with 2.5 gallon in a 20 qt pot and have issues with space. I have done the split boil with no issues. I split the hops up along with the wort. IE if you plan on boiling .5 oz hops at 60 then split it up between the two pots...

I use a 5 gallon pot, 6lbs grain and 2.5 gallon mash water and it barely fits in the pot. I would say if you are using a 5 gal cooler you could get 3 lbs of grain and probably 4 gallons of hot liquor but Im thinking 2 gallons would be to small for 3 lb grain and any amount of water.

Is it ok if I let you know tomorrow? I have to work saturday for an undetermined amount of time. A buddy of mine wants to meet up and get some grain so I will probably go when I get a chance. If not then I am going to leave work at about 4 and go back to work.