Ken, on that second pass, definitely pulled the wheels up. Or at least the driver front.

yea dude eff those horrible brown barrel kits haha.

i got 3 different kinds to try... 2 of which involve adding stuff besides grain and what not.

types im gonna try:
Apple Crisp Ale - adding apples and cinnamon
Blackberry Red Ale - adding blackberrys or some otehr berry, havent settled.
"A well made Tripel" - Belgian Tripel - 9.9% abv

i know... be hilarious to do that on the street at a light

That sounds absolutely freakin delicious.

lol when nobody is around, I love playin with my 2 step leavin lights and stop signs.

cinnamon goes a long long way... spices in general... less is more.

i was also told that apple doesn't hold up well. you may want to consider a flavor extract

Dan, you get your parts last week you said you were going to get?

IIRC they want you to brew the grain and such, then put the apples in and let them steep for a while. i figure that will get sufficient flavor. i forget when the cinnamon goes in.

Yeah, traction sucks.

Wasn't getting parts. I'll PM you.

got ya. it should come out good. just follow directions and keep things clean and it should be fine.

of course... its your first brew... expect it to taste like ****. mine did lol

lol yea itll be interesting for sure. i gotta get a hold of some non-twist bottles. i have a capper and a bunch of caps, just no bottles.

i'll see what i've got around here... i may have tossed my bottles... i've got some 22oz bottles you can have, i think i have some anyway lol

Ok.

Celica what's your suspension set up like?

lol i might pick up a case of sam over the weekend and use those.

thats a cool little kit Jon. I 've been looking at kits for a while and most are some cheap plastic spackle bucket. I might have to pick up the kit as well. that triple looks good!

ken, what sort of temps do you need to maintain, will i have to put it in the fridge? just curious what all the process entails?

i need beer. i ran out in the house. :lol:

they are a small operation, but the kits seem pretty all inclusive.

and the instructions on their site for all the different brews have tons of detail, such as temps and times, and MOPs.

during all-grain brewing you initially heat about... 6 gallons of water to a specific temp... i want to say 180ish... but i don't all-grain brew just yet so i'm not 100% positive

once you get the water to temp you pour it over cracked barley in, usually, a cooler. since its insulated it'll hold temp longer. the temp will come down like 10 degrees and you hold it there for half an hour i believe. this converts the starch in the barley to sugar for the yeast to use.

next you boil the liquid in the cooler for a bit to sterilize the liquid and add hops at the right times. then you've got to drop the temp suddenly for the cold break.

add to a fermenter, pitch yeast and wait

thats it in a nut shell from someone who has assisted with all-grain brewing, but not done it. I don't want to deal with 15lbs of spent grain on the 8th floor...

im gonna put it out for the deer.