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thanks for the advice. I will just order some yeast and get it going. I just thought i heard somewhere that you were not able to use stuff that had gotten old. That will save me the money that i can order another kit or bottles or something. sweet.

Was digging through my closet tonight and found my sonny oat ale that i got from AHS. The problem is i got it like 6 or 7 months ago. all still sealed in the bags and everything. I am wondering if it would be worth it to brew it or if i should just accept my loss and order a new or different...

I just got my AHS extract summer blonde ale or something like that it is a golden ale. But i have been really busy. It came on monday afternoon, and I have just gotten the box opened and the yeast put in the fridge today?? Did i just ruin my yeast or will they just go dormant again???

I too just put a batch in a secondary. This is my 3rd batch and this is the first time i have used a secondary. I was a little nervous about contamination but i sanitized everything and I think it will be fine. I am a little concerned because when i was racking it for like a split second i...

Well, I thought I was ready to order my stout and get it brewing but i have done more sampling and reading and now i am up in the air. I even went out and bought a sixer of Guiness to renew my taste buds. What I was previously set on and what I still probably get, the Oatmeal Stout Kit from...

Well i did get 2 consistant hydrometer readings like i was suppose to before i bottle. I am probably just being paranoid.

They have been at room temp and are all still at room temp. I just put 2 in the fridge to see how they are coming along. That it when it hit me about bottle bombs so i thought i would ask, to see if i was a risk.

I did a search in the bottling and kegging but i wanted a little more specific answer. I bottled my amber ale a little over 2 weeks ago. Today i moved a couple of them into the fridge to drink later tonight. My question is, as i was doing this i remember reading about bottle bombs and I...

I am going to brew a cream ale this after noon. I am going to be using a primary that i have done one batch in already. There is a little bit of smell left over from the previous batch is that going to effect the taste or should i put a little bleach water, or is my star san when i sanitize...

I finally got my cream ale kit from Ahs and it has an OG of 1.054. Would that be something that I consider using a blow tube with?? Also, I am going to brew it either tomorrow night or Sat. and my empty primary has a hint of smell from my last brew, is that going to be an issue or...

I am not trying to be difficult I am just trying to get a grasp on all of the different ingredients, because I would like to try to make something that is my own and get away from the extracts!!

I understand what you are saying. I am going to be doing a stout before this brew, and I guess i need to buy a carboy anyway, so I guess I will just buy one. Here is another question, If i used all Light DME , instead of 3 of light and 3 of Wheat, would it be a clearer beer?? And what...

What about the secondary issue????

I will have to do that. I have to order some bottles for next week anyway, maybe i will have to throw in some caramel. Would that taste very good with a cream ale kit, I have heard that it is a dry beer and not creamy at all, so maybe that is not what i would want to do. I suppose i could add...

Well, hopefully it all goes as planned, hey Explosivebeer, for your caramel cream ale how are adding the carmel flavor, That is my batch i am doing this weekend and i have asked how to spice up a cream ale kit, but haven't had much success?