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See, its times like this that make me think I BETTER get into the habit of using my hydrometer... I did an AHS pumpkin ale close to a month ago. It had a ridiculous fermentation and finally settled down then cleared. I figured I would just turn down the thermostat in my ferm cabinet to...

I have a batch of their PA sitting in the primary. Its been there for several weeks so I cant comment on how it will ultimately come out. It DID smell awesome though. I plan to give this one away this year as gifts. Thus far, I have yet to go wrong with an AHS recipe. -Me

The journey of homebrewing is a fascinating one. I still remember how it all began, and even after numerous batches under my belt (see in my belly) there is always something new that happens that I have either never seen before, or I have seen numerous times that still fascinates me. Glad to...

Im excited about my purchase! You know what this means next right? Gonna have to get me some grains that compliment the hops. Then gonna have to get a mill to mill my grains. Jeez. I am getting progressively worse... This is great! I love it! -Me

I ended up going with the pellets as they were on sale with Nikobrew. I used 1.5oz of leaf (well cones) of some Northern Brewer when I did my Fat Tire clone. I think I will like the selection of hops that I bought. My (I)PAs have been rather tasty with these suckers. Now its time to play a...

Oh boy... This is a first for me. As it sits now, I have little baggies of 1/2 oz 'assorted hops' from other brew sessions and one time recipes. I settled on Cascades, Centenials, and Magnums. (Yeah, I guess Im kind of fond of the IPAs eh?) Im excited to have to many hops to play with!! -Me

DUDE! Holy cow this appears to be keggle cutting gold! Prosted and subscribed! Thanks for the heads up! -Me

I would suggest brewing 'bigger' beers then that benefit from age. I am personally a fan of stouts and brown ales (both of which can take a lot of time to mature) and neither are 'daily drinkers'. You can always visit doing smaller batches if you are uncomfortable with 'too much' beer (not...

I think thats the place off of Diamond Springs. I may check them out next time. Great thread! -Me

HEAT HEAT and HEAT Make sure that your fans are turning and adequately cooling the CPU. You might even want to go so far as to get a 'chill pad' this will help greatly. If you can, take the casing off and blow out the heatsink unit and its fins (as well as the fan) Another thing if you are...

I too am a fan of crash cooling nowdays. I know that some like to rack their wort off of the trub when going into the fermenter but I have ALWAYS just dumped it. I think I filtered the hops on my very first batch but since then it all goes into the fermenter. I never secondary (unless on...

ROFL!! I remember seeing you! I was inches from introducing myself with a comment like "Holy Cow! Thats some tumor bud!" Yes, that was the booth. They had the "Merry Monks" trippel as well. I didnt care for either one of them. And yeah, I made mention to the folk that I thought this was a...

Take a look at Deathbrewers stovetop AG thread. Hes got alot of great tips and tricks in that thread. AG doesnt have to be a huge space hog and you dont need an extravagant brew rig to make it happen. I basically use 1 burner, 2 pots (one for heating water and the other to catch the wort/boil)...

It was a nice event, and I plan to attend next year as well - as a volunteer. I attended the Saturday event and the weather held up enough to make it enjoyable. I really wish the folks serving the beers had a bit more knowledge about the beers but meh... A couple of things I learned while I...

AG might seem a little intimidating but its really a piece of cake once you understand what you are supposed to do. Besides, it gives you a chance to take an hour or so break while your grains are mashing (to get other stuff accomplished) And there is nothing wrong with extract. I have a...