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• Posted in thread: how to reduce sediment in bottle on 04-20-2013 at 06:21 PM
  After several weeks in primary I racked my last batch in a secondary and was amazed at how much
  settled to the bottom of the carboy. But I'm not sure if it's worth the extra effort as a few
  days in th...

• Posted in thread: Question on my first Saison on 04-17-2013 at 09:52 PM
  I just went by the recipe and bottled it :eek:

• Posted in thread: WOW beers! What are yours? on 04-17-2013 at 09:48 PM
  My lady is not a beer drinker in any way, but she just sampled my Red Ale with me and she loved
  it. Said she might have to help me drink it up. I'm pretty amazed with it too-Darren ZI've
  changed my mi...

• Posted in thread: Holy Balls! - Kolsch still fermenting at 5 weeks on 04-17-2013 at 09:42 PM
  What yeast did you use for your Kolsch?It was the Nottingham Danstar ale yeast that came with
  the Brewers Best kit and I just noticed on the Danstar website it states "Shows flocculation at
  completion...

• Posted in thread: First brew - not bad but something is off on 04-17-2013 at 12:45 AM
  Everyone here seems to agree on the old kit, and this is also mentioned in Palmer's book I
  believe. Kits can set around at the homebrew supply for a while before being purchased and is
  why I check the...

• Posted in thread: Holy Balls! - Kolsch still fermenting at 5 weeks on 04-17-2013 at 12:35 AM
  Thanks DocScott, cold crashing my beer sounds like a plan for Friday night. Always learning and
  stepping into new bounds with this brewing hobby.

• Posted in thread: First taste on 04-16-2013 at 11:45 PM
  yes, it will get much better after a few weeks in the bottle. My bottling minimum is 3 weeks.

• Posted in thread: Holy Balls! - Kolsch still fermenting at 5 weeks on 04-16-2013 at 11:41 PM
  It's about 8 weeks since brew day and the kolsch fermentation is definitely complete. But until
  a few days ago still had a layer of foam, so I gave it a quick stir and now it has an odd
  suspension of ...

• Posted in thread: Beginner Start up on 03-27-2013 at 05:24 PM
  Depends on your budget and your ambition. Don't go overboard on all equipment for all-grain if
  you can't afford it, when you can save a lot of money and have just as much fun brewing
  extract. Take you...

• Posted in thread: First Brew IPA on 03-24-2013 at 06:04 PM
  It does look tasty. Think I'll go crack one open.