Take my advice. I went from 235 pounds to 173 pounds and I am 5'9. Eat almost what you want and work out 4 days a week. DO cut your calories and workout a bit. I drank about 18 beers a week and still weighed 180 pounds. The workout doesn't have to be extensive. Do 20 minutes of cardio and...
I was wondering if anyone would be interested and if it's legal to send a beer to a community member that can judge my home brews. I would prefer someone who has judged before. I have a porter with a very slight sherry flavor. It's not bad at all. I think I have a porter with a sherry flavor at...
Think long and hard on what you want gear wise. I started brewing a few months ago and I wish I had done some things differently.
I knew right away that 5 gallon batches was not going to be my thing. I wanted more variety and less gear to deal with doing 5 gallons.
I went with 2-1 gallon...
I never had the pleasure of trying their beers. This past weekend I gave several of their IPA's a shot. In my opinion the taste is just ok. I have had better IPA's.
Is it just because IPA's are a hipster thing now?
My kit checked mostly for contaminates. Thank you for the link it was an interesting watch. I think I might do a buffer and campden tablets. It's not the end all and be all, but it's good for what I do.
I bought a kit to determine what my brewing water was like. I have middle harness.
My hardness is 120 and my PH is 9.0. There was no chlorine present, should i assume chloramines?
I have 2-1 gallon carboys and 1-3 gallon carboy. I don't feel the need to EVER do a 5 gallon batch. I enjoy swapping out flavors quickly and always have enough beer.
^ Extract brewer here. I am about to do a BIAB in a 3 gallon carboy.
This is my plan if I choose to accept it. So far, I am excepting it!
I will be making a wheat beer. The grains and yeast have yet to be decided, but these are my thoughts on this.
The equipment:
3 gallon pot, 3...