I went ahead and replaced the Blow off setup with a clean airlock the next day. The Foam started to subside so i took advantage of that while it was still pumping out plenty of CO2. Its stabilized now and chugging away still.
I forgot about adding sanitizer to the blow off water. :( I was...
I picked up a bottle rack and cleaner so I decided this was a good time to put it into use. Using the advice from this fine forum I started the de-labeling process on my stock of empties.
I wanted a better way to store my bottles so I did a little Google search and found some plans...
Started my first batch in the new setup on New Years Eve. I went with a Brewers Best Smoked Porter
All the goodies in the kit
I heated up 3 gallons of bottled water in the 5 gallon kettle and started steeping the grains at 156 deg.
I maintained this temp over the next 30...
That was the area i was worried about. Maybe i will sweat some 90 deg elbows on the uprights and throw some 4 in extensions on the wart chiller. In fact thats exactly what im going to do. Heading to home depot after work :)
Want to do it right the first time.
Thanks for the info on the...
I have been wanting to get into home brewing for a couple years now but I always find an excuse not to start another hobby. I have watched hours of videos on YouTube over the last two years and even stashed empty bottles here and there for a time.
This year I received a Mr. Beer for a...
