Recent content by tmaybo

i am still very new to grain brewing and i purchased a robobrew. 3 brews in and I am happy with the ease of use and results!

I brewed my second batch today and all is well. I found that I had a bit of a stuck mash so will try the rice husks for the next go round. It's my second all grain brew and it makes me very happy to have upgraded from kits and bits!

I am making the beer to cater to a palate that does not like "An overly hoppy" taste. I will think on it some more and if I get a chance I might stop being lazy and head into the LHBS. thanks for the tips!

Howdy, I wanted to get my FIL into brewing so grabbed a Pilsner kit with an additional can of Liquid Wheat Malt. We put it into the fermenter Sunday at the 20L mark. I used the kit yeast and it has started to bubble nicely. My question is can I use any of the following as dry hops without...

I am new to brewing but my $0.02 is to go to your local home brew shop, tell them you want to make beer and what type of beer you like to drink. They will give you everything that you need to start!

After applying the heater belt over the weekend the gravity is now 1.012 (tasting and smelling fantastic) I will leave it just a touch longer and then it's bottling time! Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.

Cheers for the advice, I will crank up the temp with my heater belt and test again in a few days. Due to bad timing on my part i missed the northern beer festival and your demo. I will see if I can make it along to one of your upcoming events even if it's just to learn some more about this...

Cheers and Thanks for the welcome! It's a wort kit from grain and grape . From what I have been reading most other saisons with this yeast have a low fg which is why i am unsure. I am in no hurry so will leave it for a bit and apply some heat over the weekend!

Hello, I found this forum a few months back and have spent a good number of hours reading over the many and varied topics. It is fantastic food for thought! I currently have a very basic setup and am on my third brew (1st Fresh wort kit US IPA, 2nd Kit and Kilo Muntons IPA with Dry hops...