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Wow!! Glad I asked first. I think I had them stored to cold. Maybe 60-65 deg. I also think we did not mix the priming sugar well. We were trying to bottle while doing a complicated IPA boil. I will roll the bottles, & move them upstairs. We used 5 oz pre-pack of corn sugar. Thanks for the...

I have an Amber Ale that has been in bottles for 3 weeks. Cracked the first one last night. Good taste, but no carbonation at all. I have an IPA that is ready to bottle this weekend. I am thinking about bottling the IPA, then emptying all the bottles of Amber into my big tub, adding some...

Thanks, You guys are a lot of help. I'm going to buy a canary for the bedroom today. Candles might be dangerous. I just read an interesting thread about the best way to get rid of trub/hops from wort when transfering from boil pot to the primary. We have not been doing this at all. We just pour...

Helo gang. I have been coming to the site for a couple weeks now, & I have been able to find answers to most of my questions without having to post myself. This is realy a great forum. So far we have brewed an IPA, a Pale Ale, & an Amber (sort of). All have had their own unique flavor, & all...