Recent content by cwk229

Thanks for the reply. I did not want to open the bucket yet.

Ok newbie question here. I made my second attempt at a brew on Sunday. I made a Briess Bedford Brown Ale. I bought my supply's locally and brewed the batch according o the directions on the web site. First attempt using grain and hops as well as a yeast I needed to hydrate. The fermentation...

This is a picture of my first brew. It was brewed on 1-6-13, bottled on 1-13-13 and this is the first one we opened. It had a good taste but the head was a bit weak. I am hoping it gets better with a bit more conditioning.

When I filled my bottles I used a bottle filling wand and I filled them to the top. hen you take the wand out it leaves about a one inch head space. hat is what My book said is needed for good conditioning. Time will tell. I hope my bottles were clean enough and sanitized. I washed them all with...

I made my first batch ever on New Year's Day the same brew. I bottled it last Sunday. I never opened the top until last Sunday when I took my gravity reading. IT was 1.0017. I forgot to take the reading when I first made the batch. It tasted good when I bottled it. It looks just like the ones in...

I brewed my first batch on New Year's Day. I bottled it. Yesterday. what is the best temperature for it to condition? I put it in my basement that is about 67. I have a cold room that is 10 to 15 degrees cooler. Not sure where to put it,