nope well i went with the triple because it would be stronger in alcohol %..and thought it would be a blue moon liek beer.. but figured out after it was not...so that is what im trying to do is give it that orange flavor i like
Three Months? I don't even look at my Tripels for 8 months to a year....
I forgot to answer about the starter. I use a flask and a stir plate, the flask has another name, but i cant spell it!
When i first made starters i would use a growler. Boil water and dme in a sauce pan, pour into a sanitized growler, with sanitized funnel, then set in an ice bath. Once cooled, i would add the yeast, after santizing the yeast packet and scissors. While watching tv that evening, i would keep the starter on my coffee table, and give it a good swirl every 10 min or so. I would get a little obsessive and play with it all night! Before pitching, i hit the rim of the container with a flame or some star san, just to be sure its sanitized.
hey thanks alot for the help.. im defently going to give this a try
I believe you're referring to a borosilicate Erlenmeyer flask...
although i am a very, very inexperienced brewer, revvy seems to be right about most things judging by the fact that (a) it usally makes total sense and (b) most of the other experienced brewers on here tend to agree with him.
However, in my very humble opinion, he does enjoy letting you know that he's right and he could be a little more tactful (see, for example, yooper's posts which are also very informative but presented in a... Friendly way). But hey, it's entertaining and also if everyone was the same, the world would be a boring place.
Gosuckit, RI? Isn't that an old textile-mill town? I didn't know they still had a ********* factory up and running. Learn something new everyday!
monkeydan said:However, in my VERY humble opinion, he does enjoy letting you know that he's right and he could be a little more tactful (see, for example, Yooper's posts which are also very informative but presented in a... friendly way):
You've got to come here with an open mind and realize there are guys and even gals here with more brewing experience than you will ever have. What made you think a Tripel would be anything like Blue Moon? You should have come here and asked for advice before you even bought a kit
i'm sure he understands that he's not as good at brewing yet as many of the people on here. revvy's tone was just kinda... know it all, dickish. but its hard to convey tone through text. the guy DEFINITELY over reacted.
and the guys should still consider revvy's advice too. his know it all-ness probably stems from him knowing it ALL (maybe not all but a **** ton )
2nd off i never said i thought i new more then the people who made the kit.. so i dont know were you came up with that b.s
You did think you knew more than the kit makers. You assumed (before talking to anyone) you could buy a "bigger beer" and add back the "blue moon" flavors... and bought the kit before seeking advise... But, someone told you it wasn't possible, that's when you asked for advice.
Look man we all make mistakes in the beginning. But humble yourself and take the advise of wiser men. FYI If you're getting into home brewing to make your favorite beers more boozy, you're in for a rude awakening.
yes when i did order it i thought all belgians were the same... And i will admit that was a noob mistake(and i dont know alot about beers but i wanted to try something new) and i was hoping that maybe it might just needed a couple things added to have a flavor something like blue moon and .. But as it was stated it could not..... So i called up northerbrewer and they said i could return that kit sense it has not even come in the mail yet.
Yes i did make a mistake but again there was no need for him to say what he said.. All he could have said was no it cant be done cause it does not have anything in the kit that is used in a blue moon then i woudl have dropped it..but he had to go over and beyond that .... Yes i made a noob mistake and im trying to learn and he give me a bunch of crap for it.
But anyways thats how i feel and im leaving at that.. So i have nothing left to say about the matter with revvy
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