Recent content by Balrog30

There's quite a wealth of information in this thread. Just thought I'd add a couple points from my own non-hop related experience. I visited an herb farm near London, Ontario last year that had converted from Tobacco farming to herbs. They used a converted Tobacco Kiln to dry their herbs...

I'd love to be in this draw.

These are some handy looking recipes for beer with maple syrup. My family produces Maple Syrup on a commercial scale at our farm, so I have a ready supply. Anyone know what Grade they were using for this? I don't know much about the sugars used by yeast to make Beer, but I'd like to note...

I'm pretty new to Home Brewing myself, but my research so far suggests that you may be fine. You could actually do your whole fermentation without an airlock. They call it Open Fermentation. Its risky, but its possible. I actually read that some Belgian brewers actually have their...

I'm from Niagara, by the way. St. Catharines to be more specific, about a 20 minute drive from the Niagara Falls. Thanks for the welcome!

Hello there! My name is Nicholas Bering. I'm 23 years old, and I'm a - let's see... great grandpa, grandpa, dad, me - fourth generation farmer. My profile will tell more about how I got interested in beer craft, but what finally pushed me over the edge so that I actually went out and bought...

Thanks for the tip on the CLR. I have a bunch of Steam Whistle and Red Stripe bottles I want to bottle in with my first batch, but didn't want to leave the printing on. Really wanted the Red Stripe for the stubby bottle. Just fits in the fridge better. Running out for get some CLR right now...