Recent content by tarawa

I live in South Florida. Well water is a real headache that chages constantly with water table. A few large bottles of water from the store is the way to go in my opinion. I only have one batch under my belt and it is very good.

I knew nothing about fermentation temperature control, so my first brew (Scottish Wee Heavy)spent the first few days in my bedroom at about 78 degrees. Next few days I wrapped a wet towel around it with a fan blowing on it. I managed to get the temperature in the low 70's. I found a...

By the way, the head lasted till the last drop....I like that.

I posted this in the bottling/kegging forum, but since I am a beginner, I will post it here too. Been reading the post about when the bottled beer is ready to drink and the consensus is three weeks minimum. I have bottled a batch of Scottish Wee Heavy. Probably not the style for your first...

Oh....and I fought temptation and waited until lunch time!

Two weeks into the bottling process and it tastes good. Even my wife even liked it. It has some tastes that my wife and I can't pinpoint, but we aren't experts. It is very good as is, but I will try another bottle next week and compare. I believe it's a real Scottish ale.

My Scottish Wee Heavy has been in the bottle for two weeks. Being my first home brew, I cant wait any longer. I put a bottle in the fridge and I am going test it out tomorrow. A little early for a Scottish, but why not?

I picked up another tank at a local thrift store. $10.00! I guess living near the tank manufacturer has its benefits. Needs a little cleaning and some ports welded on. It has two 1.5" outlets on the bottom. Measurements on the tank is about 12" dia. x 24" tall

Will the alcohol content come up with bottle conditioning or is it pretty much set?

I will raise the temperature! Thanks!

I finally bottled my Scottish ale today. I only yielded 24 22oz bottles. i got to admit, it smelled great. I ended up with a a reading of 4.1% alc /vol. A little low but not too bad. I have it back in the co,oler for a while at 64 degrrees. I will try one in a few weeks.

What type of manual pump keg tap has a threaded nut on it? The keg would have to have outside threads.

I have been wanting to make pretzel rolls for some brats and dogs!!!! I hope this recipe works!

That looks great!!

They look great! I will pass this on to the wife.