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I put an (unopened) bottle of extract in a cabinet. Everything smelled like rootbeer. Potent stuff.

I've had a bottle of rootbeer extract for a year now. I finally bought some champagne yeast last night. I'm going to try it out this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes. The plan is to use mostly glass bottles with a few plastic ones to test carbonation. Most of the recipes I've seen call for...

I just bought juice for my first batch of apfelwein today. I saw lees mentioned on another thread, but I couldn't figure out what is was either. I plan to let it sit in the bucket for 3-4 weeks and then bottle.

All good advice. I turned a porter kit into a chocolate cherry porter over a year ago. At bottling it tasted bitter and bland. After a month in bottles it had a weird dirt taste. I ended up writing it off as a loss and left it in boxes in the basement. I forgot about it until we moved a few...

Another STL brewer! Welcome aboard.

We are moving soon and I was hoping to get a corner of the basement. Maybe someday I can build an entire brew house. Very nice.

Chill and pop one after a week and half. Should be decently carbonated by then. No need to wait an entire month for a sample!

I could probably lend a hand as well. Let me know.

I was never able to hit my target OG until I started rinsing the grains. Like dunnright00 said, put your grain bag in a strainer over the pot and pour the hot water over. No need to squeeze, the water will run pretty clear.

I've never bothered it once it gets going. The krausen will drop back in on its own. Just enjoy the show!

I just dumped a fresh batch onto a nottingham cake this weekend. It was bubbling like crazy in only 6 hours. Actually, I scooped out the yeast into a sanitized jar, cleaned the bucket and mixed it all back together.

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/for/1548163209.html Not mine, but I came across it and thought I'd share. I'd go for it but I'm not ready to jump in to all grain just yet.

I'm hoping to pitch onto a cake for the first time this week. I hope mine is as exciting as yours!

I think a picture might help others track it down.

Nicely done. I bet they look good lined up on bottles.

I pushed a too small stopper into the carboy on my second batch. Plugged Up Porter! It was sanitized, so no worries. Had to use the plastic bag trick to get it out after bottling.

I have a batch that has been in a primary bucket for about 7 days. I am planning on racking it to a carboy and dumping a new batch onto the cake in the bucket. I've never done this before and I was wondering if I need to stir up the yeast or just pour it in and call it a day.

Very nice! My only thought would be to grunge up the star and hammer & sickle to match the feel of the rest of the label.

Awesome idea and good execution. I agree with XXguy, too many seams and rivets.

I gave them to her today and she wanted to know where I bought them! She didn't realize they were my homebrews. Maybe I'll have to do some more for the holidays...