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So I am brewing my second of 3 batches of homebrewed beer. First 3 went great and have been a tremendous joy to drink! 2 of these 3 are going great, but I am having trouble with my Sweet Stout Ale kit that I got from AHS. The OG was 1.060 and the FG was supposed to be 1.015 and here is my...

Thoughts? Anyone ever done this? I am playing around with the idea. I don't want too much of an orange flavor but thought it might be easier than having to add an orange slice to every beer as it is being enjoyed. Open to your suggestions!

In my first go round with brewing, I decided to do 3 AHS kits last Saturday: Belgian White, Double Chocolate Stout, and the Chimay Grande Reserve Clone. Today, I checked SG's on all three and decided to take a "taste" from the sample. I am blown away at how amazing the 3 taste, even being...

Thanks for all the replies!! The airlock is actually bubbling this morning albeit very slowly. I will continue to be patient :-)

Yesterday I brewed 3 AHS kits: a belgian white, a double chocolate stout, and a chimay blue clone. I used starters for all three and all of them were using LME. The belgian white went into fermentation at 1200, the dc stout at 1500 and the chimay at 1800. As of 2200 tonight, the first two are...

About 1/4 inch layer and they do smell a tad funky

It's been about 20-22 hours since I made the starters.....

So here are two of the starters. Still no foaming, not even with stirring them up a bit. I see the yeast settled at the bottom but how do I know that's not just the yeast I added that has been ineffective? Just looking for some confirmation before I brew tomorrow.

Thanks for the responses. I will check on them when I get home tonight and post pics if I still have questions.

And the wort doesn't appear really cloudy.

No stir plate and I was in bed overnight but stirring it every so often. I did use sanitized foil. I loosened it a little this morning just in case it was too tight.

I am new to brewing and ordered 3 kits from AHS for brewing on Saturday. I With the kits I ordered WhiteLabs Vials for my yeast. The packages arrived yesterday to my home in Central FL. Last night when I got home from work, I brought the packages inside. I made 3 starters by instructions and...