Rach
Member
I just returned from Iraq and I spent the greater part of the year there planning this thanksigving's get together. All of my family and my husband's family is going to be there so we really want it to be super special. Most of his family is from Wisconsin, so I wanted to see if I could make a better brew than something they might have had up there. I decided to start early just to see if I could do it, and since we're so close to Austin Homebrew, I bought a kit straight from them with a recipe for Sam Adams Boston Ale. (BTW Awesome recipe!)
At first I was a little worried that it was going to be a total flop because the crappy burner on my stove never seemed to get the whole huge pot to a rolling boil. But upon searching the internet I found loads of information, and I kept coming back here to Homebrewtalk.
Burned floaty bits in my wort? Ahh it's ok someone else left theirs on for waaay too long and it became a hoppy smelling hockey puck.
Green crud at the top of the bottle? Don't worry! That's normal!
No secondary bottle? It's ok, just leave it in there longer!
I have to say, this has been a really comforting site for all my first brew worries.
The only issue is, now I'm addicted. I now have three ciders and four meads in primary and i have a trip back to austin planned to get more hops for another beer. I don't know who's going to drink all of this. The only consolation that I have is that I have time between when I start and when they finish. I guess I need to get to making friends!
So, anyone thirsty?
At first I was a little worried that it was going to be a total flop because the crappy burner on my stove never seemed to get the whole huge pot to a rolling boil. But upon searching the internet I found loads of information, and I kept coming back here to Homebrewtalk.
Burned floaty bits in my wort? Ahh it's ok someone else left theirs on for waaay too long and it became a hoppy smelling hockey puck.
Green crud at the top of the bottle? Don't worry! That's normal!
No secondary bottle? It's ok, just leave it in there longer!
I have to say, this has been a really comforting site for all my first brew worries.
The only issue is, now I'm addicted. I now have three ciders and four meads in primary and i have a trip back to austin planned to get more hops for another beer. I don't know who's going to drink all of this. The only consolation that I have is that I have time between when I start and when they finish. I guess I need to get to making friends!
So, anyone thirsty?