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    First red ale in primary

    i dig the idea of full bottles to empty. i had just sold my bcs champ tickets and made a list of everything i can do to start homebrewing. so i bought everything...lol
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    Tax refund brewery expansions!

    no not really... "using tax refund to expand equiptment." great idea i guess if 1- you recieve a refund and 2- a windfall check has no other need it has to be directed toward. i hope to see some pics of new brew gear. happiness is an active fermenter....
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    Tax refund brewery expansions!

    refund? .... oh those were the days... i haven't even printed my w2 yet....
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    First bottling experience - finished with a bang

    hey good luck, i just did my first bottling attempt before headn out on a vaca. irish red as well, looked tasted and smelled great 4.8% ABV. i used 3cases of 16oz ezcaps with 3 12 oz bottles left over. and with nothing worse than an idle fermenter, brewed 1/6 barrel of pale ale... im giving the...
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    2013's How many gal of homebrew in 2013

    4755 + 5gals of sierra nevada pale ale clone =4760
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    Superbowl beer choice

    sweetwater 420 at my fav tavern, wings pregame, halftime spread set up on pool table... about a 30 item nice homemade food spread from bar owner...
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    First red ale in primary

    i bought 16oz 3 cases ezcap from midwest and i had a small amount left to bottle in 3- 12oz, those will be great for checking progress... went really well for my first bottling attempt...
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    First red ale in primary

    gave it 10 days in secondary fermentor then racked to bottle. very clean nice taste and had a few what looked like carb bubbles already. bottled in ezcaps and giving 3weeks to carb and hoping for a nice red ale...
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    Airlock seal disaster!

    good stuff... while setting up to chill my first extract boil, hooked up new chiller to garden hose, turned water on and everything is going great. was watching the flow of spent water looked back and my chiller is spewing water straight into bucket from a small pinhole leak in copper near the...
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    Lack of carbonation

    lol... lots of good info here, my first bottling project in 1 week, good luch with your new hire...
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    First red ale in primary

    after two weeks in primary i racked into secondary carboy. all went good for first batch. great color, nice smell and very clean looking. just a small amount of trub. around 4.8% abv, if my very first reading is correct. very pleased at this point, going to give it 1 more week and bottle.
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    Happy New Year from the bunker

    a toast to many new brews in the new year... happy boiling.
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    How many gallons of Homebrew in 2012?

    38293.5 + 5 gal irish red ale= 38298.5
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    (video) here is my first pour of my first batch ever... so?

    looks great nice color.. enjoy
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    red ale at first boil

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