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• Posted in thread: inconsistent carbing? on 11-16-2012 at 02:07 PM
  This is actually interesting, because the first two beers I sampled (perfect head and way too
  much head) were the very last bottles I filled. I just happened to have some beer left and had
  2 extra bot...

• Posted in thread: inconsistent carbing? on 11-16-2012 at 01:26 PM
  Ok, thanks for the explanation. Now I know what you meant. Before bottling, I read a lot of
  opinions on stir vs. don't stir. It seemed the prevailing opinion was not to stir. However, if
  all of these ...

• Posted in thread: inconsistent carbing? on 11-16-2012 at 04:58 AM
  Some will tell you not to stir and that racking on top of the priming sugar is good enough to
  mix it... I say MALARKEY!!!Stir it gently as others have said and do yourself a favor and weigh
  your primi...

• Posted in thread: inconsistent carbing? on 11-16-2012 at 03:39 AM
  I've had some really inconsistent head too. In fact, the one I JUST poured is one finger of
  beer and the rest is foam! The last batch I added my sugar to 2 cups of water instead of my
  usual single cup...

• Posted in thread: inconsistent carbing? on 11-16-2012 at 02:55 AM
  Hi everyone, Brewed my first extract kit (True Brew Oktoberfest) 6 weeks ago. Everything went
  pretty well I think. Boiled my priming sugar and added it to my bottling bucket before
  siphoning my beer i...

• Posted in thread: Tested my first homebrew today on 11-02-2012 at 06:37 PM
  Nice looking beer! Great job. What kind of beer is it?It's an extract kit, True Brew
  Oktoberfest.

• Posted in thread: Tested my first homebrew today on 11-02-2012 at 05:49 PM
  "Tested" my first home brew beer today, after just 1 week to carbonate and condition in the
  bottle. It's not supposed to be fully ready for another couple of weeks yet, but I am very much
  pleasantly s...

• Posted in thread: Beginning fermentation way too warm? on 10-22-2012 at 06:55 PM
  Does each reading need to be 24 hours apart? Can I do one in 24 hours and then another in 12?
  ...i.e. so I can get to bottling.I'd take two more readings and if it stays at 1.016 then it's
  good to bot...

• Posted in thread: Beginning fermentation way too warm? on 10-22-2012 at 04:00 PM
  Hi guys,Finally took a hydrometer reading today, and also had a taste. First, I'll say the
  aroma was really pretty good, similar to one of my new favorite brews, New Glarus - Laughing
  Fox, i.e. lightl...

• Posted in thread: Beginning fermentation way too warm? on 10-19-2012 at 01:21 AM
  If I try some now, after 9 days in primary, will I know? When the 'hot alcohol' flavor hits
  your beer you will know. As others described it, its similar to the burn you get from certain
  liquors, espec...