Recent content by land3r

Actually, it's sort of like I can undo it, by brewing properly the next time... Thanks - sorry, let me know what's confusing & I'll clarify. I think I accidentally made a "semi-ipa" by boiling instead of hop standing, and I'll be remaking it :)

So, this is my 3rd batch of American Wheat. First (Northern Brewers) was a writeoff because of chlorine in local water. More hops early, less hops boiling for 15 minutes. 2nd (Northern Brewers), chlorine issue solved with Campden & beer came out nice. 3rd (this one, recipe from a local supply...

Pretty sure - I asked the guy who's in charge of our township water.

Thanks all - I've ordered the campden tablets, though it's for speed, as my local water co. noted they use chlorine. Any recommendations for a refractometer? There are like 400 on Amazon that all look identical... FYI - regarding the SG check - I did one on brewing day, at 1 week, and after...

1st batch ever sucked. Here are my final notes. Figured I'd start a new post since there may be more helpful advice for chlorinated water. Sure wish I would have known to check for chlorine treatment in water before starting, but I guess learning the hard way is better than not at all. I do...

Thanks for the great notes. Looks like I have some homework to do. :)

Hi everyone, New here & thought I'd share my notes. I bought a beginner kit from Northern Brewer, and they were great with pre-sales questions and replacing the airlock, which I didn't replace during brewing. That said, as noted in my other thread, I tried joining their forum to ask some...

tried that on Tuesday... Thanks for the tip on MoreBeer, too.

Thanks everyone. Just based on the quick / helpful replies here, looks like a good place :) I'll check out the other vendors listed here too.

3) Yep. Didn't work. Plus, I'd like it to be associated with my purchase email, and not have two emails, of course.

1) They no longer answer the phone (assuming they did at some point) 2) Lack of labor: Packaging/shipping is distinctly different than login support, but I get your point. 3) Trying to reach them to reset password / gain forum access. Though, I just found this one... 4) Questions: will be...

Hi all, I recently purchased my first 1-gallon kit from Northern Brewers, which arrived as expected, except for a very small crack in the airlock. I emailed and they sent a replacement immediately. I figured I'd join their forum to ask some questions (which I'll do in a different thread here)...

Hi all - In the midst of brewing our first gallon ever. Have some questions about pretty much everything so far... :)