Recent content by jeffrideal

I just had the Tuppers this weekend. But it is brewed by Dominion. Next time you drink it, look at the cap. I agree that is one of the best beers I had in awhile and exactly the type of beer I want to brew. We have a place that just opened in Berryville. The front part of the store is a...

I will. I am a huge fan of Dominion Brewery. They do a nice job a brew a ton of different varieties.

What years were you at JMU?

I work with a bunch JMU folks. I work in Herndon and live in Berryville. Should have kept your place in the area, you would have made a fortune. Real estate is through the roof here, with no decline anytime soon. Thanks for the info. I did finally bottle this weekend with no bottle...

Thanks all! Uncle Fat, here is the recipe I used. 6 Ibs. gold malt extract, 1 lb. caravienne malt, 1 oz Fuggles bittering hops, 1 oz Fuggles flavoring hops, 1 oz Fuggles aroma hops w/ Thames Valley Ale WYeast Again, the only tasting I had was at bottling w/ the priming sugar...

My brother actually brewed one up. He soaked it vodka for a couple of weeks and that stripped all of the THC into the vodka. He pitched it in with the priming sugar before bottling. He said that he gave a 22 oz bottle to a guy. The guy called him and said that he was driving west when he...

I love a hoppier beer. I just did a Fuggles IPA (I used 3oz of fuggle hops; bittering, flavoring and aroma) and bottled this weekend. (First batch ever) I tasted the beer as I bottled and it did not have a super hoppy taste. Will it get hoppier as it conditions in the bottle? Also, what is...

Going back to my question, is that I am at almost 5 weeks in the secondary on my IPA and it still has activity. I am not worried about it as I think the longer it is in there, the better. My question is what possible reasons can this still be fermenting. I live in the Shenandoah Valley (I say...

NUCC, Are you going to cut and scrap the seed of the vanilla bean into the batch or are you going to just throw the bean in whole. Just curious. I have cooked with vanilla bean and to optimize flavor the recipe said to cut the bean lenth wise and scrape the inside of the bean and add it all.

I am no expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I would guess that you would have to add it during the boil, due to contamination. Formerly I was in the produce business, and I know that any fruit or veg. are loaded with pesticides, bacteria and other uglies. I would think the boil would...

Since I originally started this post on Jan. 9th, I am still waiting on the secondary fermentation to finish. I have yet to bottle, but am hoping my patience will pay off. JANX, what do you think, have I waited to long, (over a month in fermentation)?

I thought Sam Adams had twist. I know Seirra and Red Hook have twist.

In my quest to find bottles without threading (non-twist) I have collected a few New Castle clear bottles. I know that they have to be kept out of light, but should I still use them? Also, just for the record, here are some beers that do not have twist off. Brooklyn Brewing Stoudts...

I am almost ready to bottle my Ale (first batch) and my brother told me not to bottle, unless all of the krausen has settled and there is none on top of the fermented beer. I am not using the hydrometer, so I am relying on this and the fact that the lock is barely bubbling.

I tried to clean and sterilize my fermenter lock after the explosion and actually melted the inside piece. I do have the blow off tube now, is it ok to continue using this for the rest of the fementation? Thanks!