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Hey Guys and Gals, I figured I should finally introduce myself. I Live in Milwaukee in Riverwest. I am entering my final semester as a Mechanical Engineering major at Marquette University. I have mostly done extract brews, but thanks to Sagan helping me/being a drinking buddy during the process...

Greetings from Milwaukee you have stumbled upon the correct site for info on home brewing

ok so I took a grav reading today to check how fermentation is doing. It turned out at 1024 which I would say is right on spec. It tasted sweet but alcoholic. here is a pic of my primary and where the krausen roared up to which my guess is 9.5gal seing that it is a 12 gal fermentor:

Luckily living within 10 miles of 4 breweries and lots of brew pubs helps people in Milwaukee that I hang out with to know a little about beer, just b.c a tour is a quick/cheap way to get drunk or start a night. But I do love the "is it illegal" my response: "Do you think I care?" STill though...

Brewt00l will do/purchase real extract. MeatyPortion I got this at a bar in Bay View on the south side of MKE called Sugar Maple(great beer selection), but I bet the next time I am at discount liquior in South Milwaukee I could find a bottle. Let me tell you it is excellent. As Promised...

Guys give him a break he is in South Africa it can be a bit*h to get stuff there and through customs too so give him a break if the LHBS is a little lacking

Also i know lactose won't ferment but what about it won't ferment b/c i added it to the boil so that should break the disachride bond and make it two monosachrides but is galactose a nonferntable sugar or glucose?

Yeah i forgot to mention that the SG of the second runnigs was 1048 and that was with a 23.75 qt dough in/mash and then then the OG was 1092 but that was with the lactose i will post pics tomorrow but it taseted great and 1st All Grain I decided to go big or go home so hopefully it will pan out...

Ok so I adjusted the recipe to what hops my LHBS had also is it normal that this big of a grain bill plus hops and a wyeast smak pack and some caps @ $4/lb would cost $73. Man I thought that AG was cheaper than extract but dam* that is alot for 5.5 gal of beer. Pics will come after painting...

Are you serious about the open container? I wondered this when I was moving cross town and had two carboys full in the car and buckeled up. I am sure if you get pulled over though the cop would be cool about it as you would not have a straw going into it from your mouth.

Thank you very much. Have you ever tried this beer before? b/c I highly recommend that you do. Also if you have then is 2.lb lactose going to produce that creamy flavor, adn when do I add it?

Hey guys I was hoping you could help be determine the proportions to make this beer as it is one of my favorite beers of all time. On the Southern Tier website under the description they have this posted: But they do not list the quantities. Can anyone that is better at this then me help to...

So I know it isn't quite 3 weeks in bottle yet, but at the block party yesterday a few neighbors and I had some and it was a huge hit. I love this beer and it will become a staple in my brewing.

now that is a trick i have not seen before higher FG than OG

For a cheap scale with good resolution go to a liquor store in the hood or your nearest head shop and you will find exactly what you need labeled as a "jewelry" scale

Ok so I am in college and have drank an exuberant amount of the top 3 on the list, it may be b/c I am in milwaukee but by far the best of the main stream is Pabst Blue Ribbon by far with the old Schlitz coming in second. If I want a good craft brew Fat tire amber is great and comes in 22oz...

anyone in the mke area want to do a group buy too?

sounds like you got the wrong cannabis plants, but still have fun with them!

55 Gallon Steel Barrels they are 55 gal barrels for cheap that used to contain honey so they must be food safe right? if so you guys think that 3 of them could be a big brew setup?

Sparky, I live in Wisconsin by the time September rolls around it will start dipping back into the forties so I will prob make another batch in a bit when I go all grain to compare