Recent content by DaveM

Another question about JAOM: The last batch I made tasted great to me. I used some solid honey from a beekeeper around where I live. Would I see a great drop in quality if I used some liquid honey from a major manufacturer of honey? (Bee-Maid, etc) It was kind of a pain last time getting...

Yeah, it's clear, and there's just a normal amount of sediment. I bet it's pretty compact by now. I figure it's good that it's not a WE kit, where you don't even rack after secondary fermentation. I plan on bottling today...it's been too long!

Hi everyone, I have an RJS Winery Series Supertuscan (which I've heard is amazing). I stabilized and cleared. According to the instructions, you're supposed to wait 2 weeks, then bottle. I've actually waited about 8 weeks, mainly because of laziness. I've never kept a kit on lees for that...

I just finished the last bottle of the first batch of this that I ever made. *sigh* Too bad it was only a 1G batch. If I wanted to make a 3G batch, would I just triple every ingredient? Even the yeast? Any suggestions for making a 3G batch that would be different than making the 1G batch...

I'm not really a beer maker...just a few kits. Funny you should mention the Brewhouse Cream Ale...I just bought that a few days ago from my LHBS. I've tried their Honey Bonde Ale and their Red Ale, and both were fantastic. I'll also be making their Winterfest very soon too. What did you...

Thanks Putterrr (Hey, I notice you're from PLeasantville...I used to live in Yarmouth!) I ended up doing the carbonation before your reply. What I ended up doing was going to an online calculator and finding out how many volumes of CO2 an oatmeal stout should have. (2.0-2.4). Then I took the...

Instead of buying a LE, just buy one of the new international ones. They've got grape packs.

I've tried everclear on a batch of CRP. I think I used about a cup of it. Unfortunately, I haven't tried any of it since I finished the batch about a year and a half ago. Maybe I'll try some of it and post later.

Hi all, I've made 2 beer kits before, both of the Brewhouse ones. They both came with the dextrose included in the kit. This Festa Brew Double Oatmeal Stout kit I bought doesn't have the included dextrose, and the instructions say to add 1 - 1.5 cups of it, depending on my tastes. The...

Well, my oldest one is almost 2 years old now and it just keeps getting better. I've noticed a much more subdued chocolate flavour as it ages, and tastes much more port-like and less candy-like (although a tasty candy I must say). As long as your corks and SO2 levels are okay, it'll probably...

Yeah, I do have a small white ring around the top. It's about 1 mm wide. So I should not rack now and just add the enzyme , wait 7-10 days, then rack later once it's had time to settle out again?

Hi all, I racked this kit about 10 days ago from the primary to the secondary, and it is just about ready to start the clearing process. I just realized, though, that I forgot to add the enzyme pack after I racked to secondary. So I'm wondering what plan of action I should take. Should I...

I just picked up and started the piña colada yesterday. I can't wait. I might bottle these into some Corona bottles and cap 'em up. Sounds like something I'd like to have out of a single serve bottle.

I've heard others on another forum rave about it. Mine is about 13 months old now, but I haven't tried it in about 2 or 3 months. It was "meh" then. By "meh" I don't mean bad, I just mean young, I guess. Just seemed like it needed another year, that's all.

Edward, I think that's a good idea to stay with the smaller kits until you're sure enough of your skill to move up the ladder. I had a friend of mine tell me to not waste my time with the smaller kits. So I bought a 16L $95 (I think) kit. It was a KR Showcase Amarone. Turns out I didn't...