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barracudamagoo, congrats on the brew session. i went through the exact same thing. i melted my siphon during a test run. for the batch, i used the braided line and it seemed to do ok. starting the siphon was not as easy as i hoped it would have been. i would imagine the boil would...

+2 I had the same problem with my current batch. After racking it and putting the stopper in, I started cleaning stuff up. When I looked back at the carboy I thought... huh... that thing was down in there further. I used a paper towel as well. I thought a clean paper towel would be the...

i can tell you what doesn't work. that's the regular vinyl tubing or using an auto siphon to start it. i ended up with some of that reinforced tubing from lowes. i want to say it was 5/8" tubing (at .60/ft.). it held up pretty well for me on my last batch. now if i can just find a way...

thanks for the tips! i'm planning on attempting an AG by the end of the summer. i want to get the full steps and all down before i jump into that world. as far as fruiting beer, i'm not sure how to even begin experimenting with that. i guess i could use the search tool. :) eric

it's the nylon strainer, not really a grain bag. it came with my beer kit. i guess it was ok to use it. if not, too late now ;) i don't have a screen / false bottom in the kettle so figured i'd try to remove as much trub as i could. as far as batch #3, i don't know yet. got any ideas...

Well, the brewing process is complete for batch number two. I brewed an American Amber this time. Last night it was fermenting nicely... bubble, bubble, bubble... All-in-all I'd say the process went pretty smooth. There were a few things that I learned and I'll put them in place next...

would i need some 'filter' or screen in addition to that valve? or would the valve do ok for now? i wouldn't be opposed to that, but drilling through that $60.00 pot could be a little tense. :) although it is a dedicated brew kettle. i don't think i have the time to get a pump and...

so, i built the counterflow chiller that's listed in the diy section. it was pretty easy and it seemed to work awesome with my test case. however, i did melt or disfigure my auto siphon in the process. i learned that this is NOT the tool for the job. heh, whoops! :cross: my setup is...

MajorWoody, how do you start your siphon and what do you use to siphon from the kettle? i just built one of these and i'm trying it out for the first time in a few days. i want to have some sort of 'plan' when i put it to use. i do not have a valve on my brew kettle, so i've ran different...

what part of NC do you live? i'm just outside of charlotte? don't guess you're the wooly off of the sff site? i take it you fish often? i don't get the chance as much as i'd like now, but i love fly fishing!!! yes, bsruther after that first sip; it was like a weight was lifted... what...

woollybugger2, congrats on the brown. was it a wild fish? i'm taking some of my Blue Line Ale down to the beach in two weeks for a fishing trip! of course those glasses are custom painted. i didn't want spray paint flaking off and ruining my beer and sticking to my teeth. :) it was a...

I updated my blog, BrewingExperiment.com with my 'first taste' result. and... we have beer!!! :mug: it's better than i thought it would be too. I'm going to wait another week or so before putting a handful of bottles in the fridge. all-in-all i'd say that it's pretty good and i can't...

ditto on that! :)

Yeah, I was pretty thankful to have them there. One of them is an experienced brewer and I learned a lot from him. I also had a crew at brewing day... guess they all want some beer too :mug: I'm fine with that, it's the least I can do. BTW, didn't think my shirt would have ever...

Well, my bottling day for batch number one is over. I enjoyed this process, especially knowing that I'm half way to drinking it! :) The recap is on my blog, linked below: www.BrewingExperiment.com - enjoy! eric

here's the one i use: BrewCalcs: Free Homebrewing Calculations "The most common brewing calculations right on one page! Always free, never ads. Calculations include: hydrometer temperature correction, refractometer calculations (brix / plato to specific gravity), fermentation specifics...

heh, sorry about that. :) i named it for fly fishing reasons. i figured it was a good fit; blue line streams are the first in the linear flow of rivers since they don't have anything feeding them. this was my first beer and i didn't have any experience. plus i like to fish blue line streams...

thanks for all the input! my initial volume was about a half gallon shy of five gallons. when i took the initial gravity reading, it was pretty close (to the 'suggested' OG) so i didn't add the additional water. this may have been a bad thing, not sure??? i figured that it may be a little...

i did my first batch a couple weeks back and i used warm / hot water of my boil. i put it in after i pulled the grains from their 20 minute steeping time. it did clump up a little when i first poured it in. i poured it in slowly and stirred while pouring. after stirring for a few (maybe 5)...

so, this weekend i transferred my beer my secondary. all seemed to go well, as it was pretty easy. i do have a question relating to this process. i logged the process and some pics to my blog: BrewingExperiment.com my question, well i have a few... 1. the beer didn't have as strong of hop...