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^ great point about the bay leaves. I didn't realize that exiting the primary the liquid would still be so non-homogenous, especially after stirring the priming sugar in (in thje bottling bucket). hehe, learning something every day!!!

So why does the beer get better in the secondary, and not in when bottled? Whether I have one big pot of soup in the fridge or 15 small pots, the flavors still meld, do they not?

well, my beer kit is coming soon, I hope, and it comes with two spigoted buckets (bottling buckets essentially), and the description has something about a patented spigot system that leaves the trub behind. I think the (top secret, classified, patented) solution to the sediment issue is that the...

beer enhancer kit? a kit consisting of Jessica Simpson and the girl from the Apricot Ale label in the other thread would really enhance my beer. ... be a perfect complement actually...

belgiam wit beer = Belgian wheat beer??? just curious... :drunk:

I like Coors just becase it is from Colorado (my favorite place). otherwise it has very few redeeming qualities.

ok thanks. just got to that portion in the howtobrew.com. :) Ima gonna skip the secondary for now. too much risk of areating or contaminating the beer. Thanks again.

so I've been reading howtobrew.com and the instructions with my hoptech kit. it says 1. ferment (2 weeks) 2. Bottling bucket (10 minutes) 3. bottles (2 weeks) So what does "racking to seconday"mean??? sorry!

the only thing bud is (was) good for was the bikini babes in the commercials back in the day... I guess Coors light had the twins last year or whenever... but not for drinking! I just tried a "bud select" that they're advertising as if it were special, but it's just water too...

oh, and do you have any more "labels" you could post? preferably with the same er, content?

damn. I know who I am going to ask to design my labels... That's not the your gf is it?

what do you guys think about the no-siphon kit that hoptech puts out? I hope good things, because it is scheduled to arrive tomorrow or so... I read a lot about the difficulty and PITA factor associated with siphoning that I chose the Hoptech kit. hopefully I am not disappointed...

yeah, we're having an arctic front at the moment. Highs only in the low 70's. :D El P. : I am in the NW. I work at HP near Tomball. you? I plan on fermenting, etc. in an upstairs bedroom , so I am not sure that vats of water and ice for 4 weeks straight will be an option...

I live in Houston, so my house is pretty much 79 to 80 degrees year round. The one room that my kids are "exempt" from (where I plan on fermenting and leaving the stuff to settle in the secondary tank) may even get a degree or two warmer during the afternoon. Should I chose one yeast over...

pink walls??? :D

thanks for the tips. I should have mentioned that the "lager-a-like" is an Ale, it just resembles a lager.

Hello folks. I just ordered the Hoptech kit the other day, along with the 20qt pot and the "lager-a-like" ingredient kit. any tips? Should I do the wort boiling outside? I am reading about the "heavenly wort aroma" that seems to drive other, non-brewing enthusiast family members to...