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Got my first batch bottled today... made a couple idiot mistakes, so we'll see what happens: -didn't stir the beer after adding the priming solution, but i poured that into the bucket first, then added the beer, so we'll see if that mixed it up enough... or if I'll have bottles start exploding...

I have my first 2 batches fermenting happily away right now... 5 gallons each batch. not scary at all, just need a big pot.

27353 +5g Caribou Slobber Brown Ale +5g Midwest Porter 27,363

thanks everyone for the advice. Guess I'm just being overly paranoid about making sure everything is around the correct level and so on. Guess I'll stop playing with it and check it in a couple weeks... and that being said, if transferring to a secondary is completely pointless for the...

^^^ Life and Limb is awesome stuff... I just bought a bottle, but haven't opened it yet. Had a sample the other night which is what talked me into shelling out the cash. Just finished a Magic Hat #9 myself.

I am also a new guy from Central PA. Lancaster County, here. Working on my first batch this week!

Hi everybody, I'm a completely new home brewer. This is my first batch, and since I'm basically flying blind on the process, I'm hoping that you fine folks have the time (and patience) to answer a few questions you've probably heard a million times... and offer me any advice you may have. I've...