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Just remember it will cost the other one to power it.

I do not think it is a problem - it just helped the fermentation start faster. So what if you get some esters - it is a mead not a light lager. :-) Besides, it was only there for around 15 hours, it just barely started fermenting! Meads will take months (or longer) to ferment. So do not...

You would be surprised how many people still are not adept using a computer/typing. Besides, ANYONE can get alcohol in the states easily. Seriously...

I better start brewing larger batches.

If you can get honey, try a quick mead: http://www.gotmead.com/component/option,com_pccookbook/page,viewrecipe/cat_id,69/recipe_id,118/ I am sure you can get the ingredients locally. For an airlock, use a blowoff tube - a hose from the jug to a low-lying bowl filled with water, keeping...

This recipe looks great. Could you please post the Extract version? Thanks in advance. BrewStef

My favorite benefit of using a carboy is being able to SEE what is happening in your brew...seeing how clear it is (or not clear), if there is any infection (so far I have not had any). Cheers. BrewStef

Walker, I am barely familiar with the style guides, so please forgive such a noob question, but what makes this more of a porter than a stout? I thought porters have more smoky characteristics. Thanks. BrewStef

Hey Dude, Racked the LPR to secondary today after 11 days in primary. It is done done...down to 1.019 from 1.058, 5.1% alc. It tastes of MAJOR coffee - especially the aftertaste, but very little toffee...and not nearly as sweet as I thought it would be, perhaps once it ages it a bit the...

I would suggest posting this question on www.gotmead.com as they have probably done this a bajillion times. I plan to do the same thing with this recipe, probably trying out different types of yeast, fruit, and temperatures using small one gallon batches. It is inexpensive...why not? BrewStef

My understanding is that this is is not a mead designed to age a long time, though it may age just dandy. This recipe is designed for simplicity and to give the brewer/(vintner?/Meader? some self-confidence in the process. I plan to keep a bottle or two around for a year just to see how it...

Keln - RTFI. Joe M, the author of that recipe, specifically states DO NOT TOUCH until it is done. No racking or anything. Don't worry, don't touch, and wait for the full 3 months when it should be sufficiently cleared. He mentions that it would be best to wait until the oranges drop...

I use a Brita all the time, sometimes some of the activated carbon comes out. Don't worry.

Use the 6.5 for primary and the 5 for secondary after bubbling drops to once every 30 seconds or so. Krausening is not as big an issue, though there is some. Oxygenation is not really a factor in the primary, so the 6.5 is fine. Why risk wasted mead? Cheers! :mug: BrewStef

Thanks Dude, I have never used Irish Moss, I am not brewing for looks anyway. How long did it take for your batch to fully ferment in secondary? BrewStef

Hey Dude, Thanks for the LPRrecipe. I finally got around to brewing it on Monday. What a pain in the arse that caramel is...I actually used some water and it seemed to help, but it smelled more like a sweet wort than caramel. I used 1 cup water, 1lb DME and 1lb cane sugar. It cooled hard...

I read somewhere else to use an airlock the same way as the turkey baster - except that the airlock has a tapered end which fits nicely in the hose. I am going to try this next time around. Funny...I spend hundreds of dollars on kettles, carboys, burners, etc. etc. and I am still too cheap to...

That place is awesome.... You are one lucky dog to have lived that place to the epicenter of gemutlichkeit. Ein prosit to you! :mug: BrewStef

Yet another reason to brew more beer...

Happy Birthday! I have the chiller you mentioned and a 10gal Polarware from BBB. I also am fairly new, but quickly started accumulating stuff. If I could do my order over, I would get the 50 foot chiller. When in use, cold water exits my 25 foot chiller...what a waste! My polarware is...