um... what do you do when after only 6 hrs you have nearly 1000 ml of foam filling your beaker and shooting out the top for a 1 liter starter???

I the mediocre Zorak1066 do hereby resolve that I shall make no new year's resolutions for the coming ye... damn. oh well.

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

bah! humbug! and in the spirit of the dickens classic I am working xmas. (zorak shuffles off muttering 'those who go around with merry Christmas on their lips.....humbug!')

hopes for a tolerable to better new year for all, and for all lots of beer!

does getting my lard butt in and out of a car count as vigorous cardio workout???? if so i'll drink to that!

put them in your trunk.. move them yourself.. unless youre moving cross country. I got a large sterilite container that I use as a fermentation chiller box. I shoved all my brewing stuff into it, taped the hell out of it and had movers move it. or rent a small uhaul truck for a day at about 20 bux. ...

1. why do I always perceive wheat beers as having a 'furry' or thick mouth feel? no matter how little wheat is used in the beer, if it is in there I almost always can tell by the mouth feel. not that I mind, but is it just me? 2. conditioning: I know flavors meld and mellow ... and come together wit...

if that is milwaukee's best I feel badly for the good ppl of milwaukee.

I used 05 in a blue moon-ish recipe... and even at a low 60f it still managed to produce about an inch of krausen at high krausen. I sampled it at bottling and it was incredibly 'clean' making the orange peel really pronounced. it should age nicely as it conditions. that is one of the things I find ...

ive done what mashani recommended in the last post too... it works great. make the bulk of the extract a late addition... but if you really want to lighten up a blonde, tell her a good joke or maybe try flowers.

ive used the 1118 yeast... its a monster. lalvin makes good yeast. the nutrient is a good idea too.. I often boil up some bread yeast , toss in raisins .. sometimes grape nuts cereal and a centrum vitamin instead because I am weird that way. helps when making hobo wine using only juices because ther...

making beer is a better hobby than sitting in the fields watching the sheepies munch grass, or whacking their dung about with a stick. at least when yer done making beer ye can drink it! if I actually sit down and start adding up all I have spent on equipment and supplies, and electricity I would ha...

I didn't want too much chocolate (bitter or other).. I figure between the roasted barley and the victory, if I lightly toast it in the oven I might get a roasted coffee kind of vibe going. the crystal for a hint of sweetness... the black for the coloring... acidulated malt just a pinch to balance ph...

thanks... I'm set up for small batches and my lhbs will grind the malt for me no charge if I buy it from them. I was looking to just get my feet wet so to speak with the whole biab and mashing... and keep the first few batches small. that way if I totally screw things up there isn't that much lost. ...

I'm trying to hammer out a recipe for a beer to honor my bro. figure by the time I get it in the bottle and aged.... a Russian imperial stout would be great to sip and reflect on him when he's gone. any ideas for this? biab, mash temp 151f.. got the water figured out...thanks for the help madbrewer....