Recent content by jrk4295

Apple cinnamon sounds pretty dang awesome. Has anyone dry hopped this stuff yet?..or maybe cooking hops into the rice??...im not savvy on hops, but arent there some that are very floral, and not so bitter? I got a batch of the Sake goin where I cooked the rice with vanilla and coconut...idk how...

Oat tea?....My curiosity might be a little off topic...but...what is oat tea?..and to get it back on topic, what do you project it would do to Sake? I started a coconut vanilla batch tonight...idk what its gonna do though, cuz ive yet to harvest my first batch..haha I think im gonna get a...

Also, I placed this under the Beginners Beer Brewing Forum because, to the best of my knowledge, Sake is closer to a rice beer rather than a wine.....not too certain though.

I did a quasi write up on my experience with this first batch. Its nothin special, but if you got a chance, give it a look! Here's the link

Ok, as of right now I have my first batch in the fermenter, and some rice on the stove. I figured id post some pictures and just some description of the process I took. I spose that ill just write this so that each paragraph addresses each picture respectively. First off is a shot of my rice...

I just started my first batch yesterday, and I pulled the lid off to give it a whiff after about 8 hours. It had a fairly sweet, but slightly off, smell to it....almost like a very slight hint of a yeasty dirty foot in there..haha.....is this a normal smell? [edit] Also, has anyone ever added...

Thank you! I cant wait to get them! I went to the post office today, and there was a box key for an oversized box....I got my hopes up, only to have them crushed by the full weight of a King's Architectural Metals catalog...haha..maybe tomorrow! Thanks again! This thread is awesome, and im...

Pretty sure I ordered some yeast balls from you, if youre the one with the ebay listing...haha..small world..Hopefully, if they get in today, I will start on my first batch!

A toucan does sound a touch too expensive for my current budget, but seems like a neat deal. I do really like the 5oz of hershey's cocoa....i may go with 2-3oz of some specialty dutch cocoa that was given to me...not sure yet.... ....anyone ever try adding some coconut flakes in their stout? or...

Update!! Got all my ingredients in!!....just need to find some time to get after it!!....what would be the bare minimum in bottling equipment that I would need to invest in?

I scanned through some pages and couldnt find a link to where I might buy some of the yeast balls. Anyone have a page number where there's a link?......or a link would be really nice too.....I definitely want to get on this and make a batch! Also, considering picking up one of these bad boys...

Awesome...Thanks everyone! This info really helps alot..Ill get a few of these extract brews under my belt before I start gettin crazy, experimenting. (Ill probably do the partial boil with the hops this go around...sounds good) Cant wait to work my way to all grain.....*sigh*...one...

Ok. Im about to brew my first beer, and simply slap it together and run it is not a concept I enjoy. I would thoroughly like to do something with it, if only even just small things. What I have is a can of Coopers Irish Stout Extract and what was labeled as a brewpack which consists of 1lbCorn...

Awesome...a fellow Texan! I really appreciate the offer, but we got the stuff in our shop to weld stainless, as well as a band saw and a buttload of other tools...but i really appreciate the offer. I'll try to get some pictures of what the tank looked like originally, and take that upper...

Awesome...a fellow Texan! I really appreciate the offer, but we got the stuff in our shop to weld stainless, as well as a band saw and a buttload of other tools...but thanks for the offer. I'll try to get some pictures of what the tank looked like originally, and take that upper assembly off and...