Recent content by terrapinbrewer

i can easily cut the amount of crystal, i was thinking it might have been on the extreme side myself, was just hoping to get alot of body. what about another pound or so of the lager malt? or am i good to go on the fermentable side of things? keep the advice coming fellas, brew days quick...

So i have this stuff laying around, and im gonna throw it all together and see what comes out, cause thats what us home brewers do right? :rockin: so heres the bill: 5.5 Lbs munich malt 1lb Lager malt 2lbs Rye .75 lb crystal 45 .75 lb crystal 80 1 oz cenntennial 60 min boil .5 oz...

i had the same experience, that yeast is turbo charged!

Beerfest is for beer drinkers what half baked is for potheads, an entertaining movie somewhat related to our hobby, though as inacurate and rediculous as it can be, its still hillarious and very enjoyable. If i wanted to watch a factual movie about beer, id watch "american beer", if i wanted to...

i plan on making a rye red ale with lots o' hops. should be interesting, and if it sucks, hey it was free...

i sure did! :rockin:

thanks for the advice guys. its 15,000 crown caps, theyre in a box thats about the size of 1.5 cases of beer

So i just got back from a local brewery thats closing, and i managed to score 15 pounds of hops... 4 pounds of centenial, 4 pounds of amarillo, and 8 pounds of the two mixed together, i put it all in ziplock bags, but what else can i do to make sure that these hops stay good? i also scored...

i brewed a hemp beer, talk about a skunky aroma, my friends loved it though

i wonder how lime peels work....

yikes! which grain mill would that be? im sure it beats my wine bottle to death! :ban: :D :drunk:

how long do they stay before you HAVE to put them in the ground? from where i am i wont be able to plant them for another 2.5 months, would it be ok for me to order the rhizomes now?

brewing up a business and beer school are two books i would reccommend.

right on bro!, any other stores besides the merry wine maker around here for supplies?

as for the cost of things, im a college kid, hes a college kid, i need money, hes got money, i make this stuff faster than i can drink it and already have what he wants sitting around, it costs me about 23 dollars to do a 5 gallon batch, 5 x $3 for muntons dry extract, 1.50 for specialty...