Recent content by Alleydude

Very, very cool! You rock! :rockin:

Ha ha... yesterday was STINKING hot (topped out at 88 degrees) but today it's low 60's and windy. This weather's crazy. Thanks for all the input.

It's getting stinking hot here in Michigan (finally, not complaining), and I want to keep brewing. I am trying to keep the house around 74 with the AC, but our basement is about 65 degrees. I don't have a dedicated cooler for keeping my fermenter at a constant temperature, no kegerator, and...

Listen to the experience, wait at least two weeks before bottling and two to three (at least) weeks before sampling. If you're in a hurry, get some commercial beer to tide you over. Beef making, I have learned, is not a quick hobby, and cutting corners or rushing the process only leads to...

Wow, I wish I'd seen this thead... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/yeast-cake-yummmm-246675/ about two minutes sooner. :drunk:

Question answered. Sorry for the mess...

The kit comes with (as it is labled)... Crushed Caramel 60L 80z. and 20L 4 oz. Malt If I understand correctly, this one bag contains 8 oz. of 60L and 4 oz. of 20L Caramel Malt. I guess what I am looking for is a yey or ney on should I use it in my Oktoberfest, or wait an use it in...

I have some left over Crystal Malt, about half pound each of 10L and 60L, and a Brewers Best Oktoberfest kit. Do you think I could use any or all the Crystal in the Oktoberfest kit, or would there be a better kit to apply the Crystal malts to?

I have a Cooper's Draught in the fermenter (7 days now). It's my first 5 gal brew so I didn't want to do anything but follow the directions this time out. This will give me a frame of reference so if I want to add hops, more extract or grains I will know where I am starting from.

Well, I went and did it. I went out and bought a starter kit made up by my local home brew supplier very similar to the one linked to above. I probably should have done it sooner, but I did learn a lot with the MR Beer. My first 5gal batch will be a Coopers Australian Draft Extract...

Just the Mr. Beer sanitizer that comes with the kits.

I think I already know the answer, but before I make my final decision I wanted to post it here. If nothing else, maybe it will make a good example of what infection is or is not, etc. This was my first all grain attempt. Wanted to try an all grain in my Mr. Beer kit before I moved up to...

Hate dredging up old threads, but how did they turn out? Any pictures of the finished brew? Thanks for the walk-through. :mug:

I agree. Shortening up your fermenting time could have no desirable result, if I understand correctly. You can always sample the final process at any time to see the results, but it's tough to go back to the fermenter.

Cool! Now I have a name for the beer! :ban: