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I did maybe six or seven kits over the course of a year before going all grain. I am a little different from the other posters because I do go back every now and then. Sometimes I just don't have the free time for weeks on end, and the good folks at Coopers help keep the pipeline full with...

Thank you for following up, I love it when these threads have a happy ending! :)

Having chilled in the snow, as long as you keep stirring, and moving snow against the sides of the pot, you can be down to temps in 20 minutes. Its a bit of work, you can't just 'set it and forget it' but it works if you do. :)

Over a foot of snow has fallen since this (my last brewday). Once I dig out, I'm going to run another batch. She is getting a little chilly right now with overnight lows hovering around -20, but its better than the nastiness of a -40 mid January eve. :)

This does sound more like minerals than bacteria. Perhaps your water is too hard to make good beer? You could try a batch with store bought water and see if that helps. The one thing that I did want to throw out there is that barkeeper's friend works wonders with stainless steel. It made my...

make sure he gives you the date on the collar for the used propane tank, they are only good for a certain number of years before they need to be recertified. That usually makes for a good opportunity to swap at one of those exchange places :)

I had major fluctuations during fermentation in the room, but figured because there was 6 gallons of liquid, they would be minimized in the beer itself. I really underestimated the effects, but ended up with a few cases of 'cider beer' before I went and got a chest freezer with a digital...

I had a pretty major acetylaldehyde problem when I started brewing. My first coopers kit actually tasted like apple cider so much that you couldn't even taste a hint of the beer underneath. My big problem was temperature control, which I corrected and haven't had problems since. I have since...

We canucks are lucky that our screw top bottles are a different quality than those to the south of us as ours are meant to be reused multiple times. They work just fine, don't let the reports of broken bottles scare you off, those are diffferent and much lighter. That being said, don't let me...

I attempted to wash yeast from my last batch, but figured since I was just going to pitch it into the next beer, i could cut back on the water and just dumped in enough for a couple of mason jars. Big mistake, the yeast and trub never seemed to separate, and I ended up with this (after pumping...

Thank you very much for the suggestions. I know a guy at work who has a aquarium, and it turns out that he actually has a kit that tests for calcium levels in his tank because he has coral and they need a certain level. I never would have even asked him about it if not for this thread, so...

Like the title says, has anyone in Canada sent water away for mineral analysis? Where did you send it, and how did that work for you? The reason I ask is that I get my water out of a ditch on the side of the highway (an artesian spring to be specific), and the water seems very soft. I would...

So since I have never had a barley wine, and since KingbrianI's pumpkin ale turned out so well, I decided to give this one a shot. The recipe came out very well, I ended up with just over 4 gallons at 1.095, but unfortunately, my yeast washing experiment failed miserably, and so I ended up...

Oh man, I wish I could drive there. I have to drive 5 hours one way to get to Winnipeg so that I can buy a sack of 2 row for $65 in the same province where its made. Canadian homebrew supplies sells that same sack for $55 half way across the country. Trust me, a little 401 time groovin to the...

I have to be honest, I love Canadian homebrew supplies, and the selection that they have. Unfortunately the shipping kind of kills me, so I try to stock up on the heavy stuff like 2-row when I go to the big city (only like once a year). What things specifically do you find too expensive?

I had never had a pumpkin ale before, and was a little nervous about making 5 gallons. Two weeks in bottles now, and I'm already planning the next batch. I followed the recipe exactly, and it worked out very well, I wouldn't change a thing. I can't wait until this is fully conditioned.

So I figured that it was only fair that I update this (I hate reading threads like this and never hearing what happened). The beer has been in bottles a little over two weeks and I decided to give one a try. The temps have been a little low in the house, so I new that it wasn't completely...

Seeing as how this topic keeps resurfacing, I would like to point out that science has got your back (well butt). http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/life/article/539102--better-smelling-farts-through-the-magic-of-exit-aromas Not yet available in North America apparently, but I am all over the...

For those of you who would dare homebrew past the government imposed limit, I have some advice. On second thought I think its sage advice for everyone...

Me too, those things are great. Cleaning blowoff out of them would be a pain though, so I would start with a blowoff tube and use those for extended primary/secondary(if applicable)/cold crash.