Recent content by HealeyA87

Live in Lexington, work in darlington.

One for the Lexington guys https://www.facebook.com/thestatenews/posts/10155262494250575

SHAIV has had pretty good luck with his hops so far considering it's a 2nd year crop. Mine not so much but I also don't have a good place for mine to grow. I need to build something for them to grow up. Problem is I live in Lexington but work in darlington mon-Friday and my wife is due with our...

Dang, almost a year since Ive posted on here. Anyways. Took a shot at staining the cabinet today. The color it came out to be is not what I had in mind, not what the sample color looked like. But I'm gonna let it dry a couple days and see what it looks like. And if I want it lighter, I'll...

Yea I agree. Before I was a home brewer I HATED IPAs, but once I started brewing and realized the difference in hops, buttering vs flavor, IBUs, Malts, and all the other flavor profiles. Then I was able to enjoy them and now IPAs are my favorite. Because I know what I like

More in Lexington than I though. Good stuff though. Means we would help sample each other's brews hahaha

If your patient enough you can get the right setup. I have a setup that I'm happy with. And so far I have less than $40 into it.... Scored a free mini fridge, just had to do some modifications that went perfectly. Traded a box of MREs (that I got for free) for 2 used kegs Got my regulator...

Wow this thread is doin good. I've missed a lot. Anyways. I'm Healey, SHAIVs buddy, we always brew together. I also live in Lexington. I'm just sitting here sippin in a chocolate milk stout that I have on tap here that we brewed. Morrey, to answer your post a few pages back about the...

Found it. Yea I got my first brew kit for Christmas 2014, been brewing since. I'm in Lexington/west Columbia

I found a wall mounted light at Goodwill for about $5, and I've hated the look Of the light that was in the closet so I figured why not. The goodwill light has never been used, still wrapped in the plastic so that's nice. It had a pull chain on it but I didn't need it and didn't like how it...

It's been a while Since I've posted on here. Mainly Cus I've been busy with life. I did end up making a ferment chamber out of a heat freezer I have in the garage. So the closet will be used a lot less for fermenting. I currently have an IPA in there now but only because it's in a plastic big...

It's been a month or so since I emptied the keg with this brew. Tonight I poured a ballast point grapefruit sculpin and took a sip, I couldn't tell a difference in the ballast point and the homebrew. Soooooo I'd say success

Well that didn't last long... Now I have an empty keg and nothing to put in it... Better get brewing

So the brew is a hit. Between a few friends and myself. The keg only has about 1/4 left in it.. And my brew turned out about 8%. So we had a good time. I will no doubt brew this again. But i think next time I will cut back a little of the grapefruit. Either only use the fresh, or only use the...

Zest from 2 fresh grapefruits, gave me 1oz of zest in weight. And I used 1 oz of the dry peel, I started off with 4oz of vodka to sanitize but it didn't quite cover the zest in the container I had it in so I added enough to cover it all. At first i thought it was too much grapefruit. But it...