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northern brewer in west allis is def the way to go

nice idea six o turbo!! will the notty work for a irish red?

ok so it dosent need to be cheap just tasty

the honey wasn't intended to be a flavoring agent just strictly to up the abv which is why i added it at the boil, but i hear what your saying about it thinning the beer, maybe i drop down to one lb of honey and use a light pilsner dme

thanks for the advice guys! Would be overkill to steep oats, crystal and cara-pils in my next attempt? Oh and after being bottled for a couple weeks for the I.P.W has drastically inproved! the bitterness has subsided allot and there actually is a pretty substantial body character developing

any recommendations on amounts of steeping grains?

So i have some random hops laying around and a spare packet of nottingham was hoping to get a 3 gal batch going on the cheap. I live close to my LHBS so can get ahold of about anything. I have 1 oz german hallertau, .5 oz czech saaz, and .5 oz us goldings. Oh and its gonna be a extract brew...

I have it set in my head to do an imperial peach wheat. Yes yes i know imperial and wheat do not generally go together but hey i love to experiment. I did a extract brew based on AlphaPyro's Peach wheat recipe. 6 lbs northern brewer wheat LME 2 lbs grocery store brand honey added with LME...

Comet does always have nice beers on tap, not a huge selection but what they have is always unique. Even better than that its like 5 blocks so being able to walk there and back is icing on the cake

Go Bees! Class of 99 here. I actually live 3 blocks from Lakefront and had no idea about the AHA event...needless to say i"ll be there!!!

Hey MartyMo, im originally from just south of you, Zion, IL

my mistake guys i had a buddy tell me that a electric stove wouldnt work, but hey thats what i get for listening to my friends. sfrice80, +1 for the apt brew closet, the swmbo banished everything to the closet because i was overrunning the kitchen. The upside is that the closet is really...

Brian, absolutely no reason you cant brew in a apt!! As long as you have a gas stove your just fine, in fact all my brew were done in my apt on Brady st. As far as the starter kits go for it! Northern Brewer in west allis is where i get 99% of my brew equipment/ingrediants, great store and the...

had to drop in and say hi to all my fellow cheeseheads, anybody brewin downtown/eastside?

gratus, good advice/info. Thanks I guess ill just wait for everything to settle out. Any idea roughly on how long the peach will take to settle?

any of you guys used gelatin as a clearing agent?

i actually have some pectic enzyme that i got after i started this batch and was under the impression that it wouldnt work after fermentation had already started but hey I gotta trust the experts, thanks guys!!!

and im trying to post a pic but im a noob, you can find a pic set as my profile photo

So I've been experimenting with different ciders/apfelwein's and I have a small issue with my Pear Pom Cider. Its a one gallon batch: 3 12 oz bottles of organic pear necter($$$$!!!) 12 oz of Naked Brand Pomegranate bout a 1/4 cup sugar topper off with TreeTop AJ Pitched 1/4 th pack of Red Star...

yeah bomb shelter would be worth the trip, also cafe hollander on the eastside has some really nice belgians