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Thanks, mate! Time to order two of those asap.

5729 +5 Milk Stout 5734

I was brewing a sweet/milk stout today, and after I put my wort into the carboy, I tossed my yeast into my bucket o' starsan and popped the bung into the top of the carboy to aerate it for a minute while the yeast packet sanitized. Well, apparently I either wasn't paying attention or I used too...

I agree with most of everything in this thread. It took a few boils for me to adjust to the smell, but I really like it. And the smell during fermentation is gone after about 2-3 days.

Are you thinking of Lionheart? Either way, Mahar's is by far my favorite place to grab a brew. I've met some interesting pints there (and some interesting people!).

Hey Wendell, I live across the river in Troy (I'm a graduate student at Saint Rose) and my roommate and I are into brewing. We should meet up for a beer and talk about the craft. (Also, there is a pretty nice homebrew store, Homebrew Emporium, down the street from us that you should check...

I appreciate it. The reason I ask is that I don't like our current method. We filled the bathtub with cold water and ice packs and crack the lid a tiny bit. (our sink is old and is too small for the kettle.)

Hey all, I'm thinking about getting an immersion chiller, but my tap water hovers at around 58°F on cold. Will it be effective? (I'm doing 2.5-3 gal boils and adding 1gal of ice cold spring water to speed up the cooling a bit.)

Looks great! Also, yup! http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UJVXRY/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

5 American Amber 5+5286.5 = 5291.5

+1 for giveaways! :ban:

My roommate and I enjoy brewing and we just realized that we still have an ingredient kit from Austin Homebrew (for a honey brown ale) that we bought back in August and never used. The hops are still vacuum sealed, the grain bag is still sealed in plastic, and the LME has never been opened. Is...