Recent content by apologeticus

I don't follow your logic on BIAB. Please explain.

ditto on this except I want 10 gallon

anyone tried this recipe? how is it?

you'll probably start drinking more and gain weight once you start homebrewing. take that into account.

wow, I need to pay more attention to freecycle!

here's a nice chart that I've used: http://www.jessenewcomer.com/blog/archives/38

HA! thanks I'll miss shopping at Alternative Beverage (ebrew.com) here in Charlotte. Good service, wide selection, pretty good prices. and only 15 minutes from my house. *sigh*

glad I found this thread. I'm moving to Jefferson in 2 weeks.

that's one thing I appreciate about Northern Brewer. They actually post the ingredient list.

Just tried this for the first time today with Orfy's hobgoblin clone. I enjoyed the process. Biggest difficulty was maintaining my mash temp for 90 minutes in my dinky, thin-walled, "economy" pot. It just doesn't retain heat well. Can't wait to taste this one in 6 weeks or so!

oh I'm not sure. I think either gets the job done. My dishwasher only has "heated dry," no sanitize setting but heated dry gets the job down well for me.

did you use your dishwasher's "heated dry" or "sanitize" setting?

so how should you sanitize oxygen absorbing caps then? I just bought some and am planning to use them later today

does your dishwasher have a "heated dry" or "sanitize" setting? If so, just use that. It's the easiest way to go.

Let us know how this turns out. I'm looking for a brown ale to become a "house beer."