Karen Draper

I think I’m going to brew an stout with Lucky Charms. I was thinking I’d put the cereal part in the mash and the marshmallows in secondary. I figured a stout would be more forgiving because the dark color would mask what I assume would be a nasty looking mix of colors from the marshmallows. I originally thought about doing a dry Irish stout…[Read more]

Google says any Noble hop, but only for bittering. I think there are no flavor or aroma additions for a cream ale.

I have been wondering the same thing! I would assume that starsan will kill anything because it is good enough to completely sterilize brewing equipment. For cleaning, keep in mind that StarSan or other acid based sanitizers can and will stain and etch surfaces that they should not be used on like counters.

I still use plastic buckets from homebrew supply stores and I haven’t changed because I’ve been happy with them. They’re cheap, easy to clean, and have ports at the bottom so that I can gravity transfer without a siphon. Carboys freak me out too much.

Following! I want to try this too! Does anyone have a full recipe they can share?

I saw someone say to use the yellow side of a scrubby not the Green side, is there a reason for that?