Recent content by harleysilo

Wow, I would have never guessed that much pressure could have built up. I would have thought the airlock would have allowed it all to escape. I'm asking because I store my primarys and secondaries in the spare carpeted guest bedroom, I guess I could always put them in a large trash bag! do...

Glass is easier to sterilize, my plastic buckets are starting to get small scratches that might hold on to the nasty stuff. Plus I can see the beer doing it's thing, but of course I never look at it in the light :D By the way, I was having an off night the other night. :eek: RiverRat...

"It won't make you sick, but it'll cause bloating and gas. Just a thought...." So I should stock up on some Beano the night my fiance decides to try it? A little crushed beano in each glass of beer :D :D

thanks for the replys and suggestions. It is the first time I've drank more that one beer of homebrew. It's possible I had an off night, I'll just try again tonight. There was very little yeast that made it into the keg, but definately some. I just need a friend to come over and try it...

So the first night I drank the newly carbonated beer was sat. I thought I had just had too much to drink, I drank a few mic lights feeling fine. Switched over to the homebrew and after a few my stomach felt bad (sick almost). Not I'm so drunk I'm goning to puke, but not a good feeling either...

Any of you Jeeper/brewers on JeepForum.com? Check it out, I'm harleysilo there too. Jeeping is my main hobby, and as soon as I figure out how to integrate my 5 gal. keg an, old golf bag (needs waterproofing)and a paintball c02 tank w/regulator stored in one of the compartments I'll be having...

Well, as you may remember reading, I stuck my arm into my first batch to retrieve the rubber stopper the airlock pushes into, I also syphoned using my mouth. I keged my first batch over the weekend and force carbonated. I brewed a kit IPA and added 2 oz. of blueberry extract in the secondary...

Before I had finished college I was a Landscaper. I treated all of my workers well, and often we would enjoy a 2 hour lunch (siesta!) at Mexican Restaurant. An Ice cold Negro Modelo hits the spot after 6 hours of labor in Atlanta's heat! Only problem was running that chain saw after lunch!

So, will the ability to "age" continue after carbonation, or does this need to be completed prior to carbonation (either force or natural)?

What are the signs for an infected brew that one would look for?

I sanitized the fermentor and the large plastic spoon I dipped the wort out with and the glass measuring cup I put it and the yeast (dry) in. I only peaked in the fermentor to add yest. Someone suggested replaceing water in airlock with PGA, why would I want to do that?

30, and have only brewed one batch as you all know. About a year ago we (fiance and I) added up all the receipts for a few months of bottled beer purchased at gas stations (Mic Light and Corona/Tecate/Modelo/Red Strip (whatever I felt like at the time). I realized we could buy a Kegerator and...

I'm in Roswell, Ga and have been for the past 4 yrs. Grew up in Oak Ridge, Tn, Go Vols!

Well, when I took the lid off of the 6 gal. bucket everything "looks" fine, the beer which is a kit Pale Ale looks and smells kind of like sweet sun tea. So per the yeast packet instructions, I poured it in 4 oz. of warm water, and 15mins. later started to add a little wort untill the yeast was...

They were clean, but I hadn't washed up to my elbows. What do you think about re-boiling everything at this point?