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I am just going to be frank with the discussion of my bowel ailments so be forewarned. We are all adults here, right? I have a 10% Imperial Stout that when I drink it I get a lot of gas later the same night and the next day and when I have had a lot (8 or 9 bottles... don't judge me!:cross:)...

I brewed up a strong, 10%, stout. It turned out great flavor wise but the the bottles didn't carbonate very well. I used two yeast vials so the fermentation seemed to go fine and I used the standard (5 oz ?) amount of sucrose. Do stronger beers usually require more sugar to feed the yeast in...

I have 2 vials of liquid yeast I got yesterday from the LHBS and I forgot to refrigerate them! I am planning on brewing today, so it would have been out of the fridge for 24 hours. I am brewing a high alcohol stout, about 10%. I also have a pack of yeast nutrition powder called "Super Ferment"...

I've read that most commercial bottles you get when you buy beer are cheaper and thinner, meant for single use. I have been using pop top bottles from beer I have bought but was wondering if they might eventually be a problem. Has anyone had any difficulty reusing commercial bottles. By the...

I made an IPA with a recipe from my LHBS called Simtra (Simcoe and Citra hops). It turned out rad, I am now 2 for 2 with successful brews.

I am replacing my electric range in the near future. Does anyone have an opinion on the coil stove top vs. the smooth surface for boiling wort? I would like a propane burner in the future but lets ignore that for now. I have a coil currently and I am not that impressed. I have seen the smooth...

I am racking my IPA into the secondary fermenter, a 5 gal. glass carboy. I was going to put the whole-hops in muslin bags but it seems like it may be a bit of a shove to get it in/out. Is it possible to put in in loose? Can I bottle it with it loose in the carboy? I mean will it get in the...

:confused: I just finished an IPA and when I poured the wort into the glass carboy I don't think it had been cooled enough! Dammit! I don't think I used enough ice in the bath and I thought it would be better to just go ahead and pour it rather than let it sit at room temp. I put it below an...

I am going over my checklist for my next brew day (my second brew ever), an IPA recipe named Simtra I got from my LHBS and I was wondering about using whole hops and muslin bags. I opted not to buy a strainer yet so when boiling the wort I am going to add the hops (Simco and Citra) at each...

Do many people drink bottle-conditioned beer from the bottle? I am just wondering what the consensus is on this. I have brewed just a single batch so far but have poured all into a glass. I have been told that the yeast at the bottom is harmless but tastes nasty and can give you gas. I would...

I have just brewed my first beer and have recently noticed that basic/simple mead looks relatively easy. I haven't read much about mead but have tried it before and liked it. Would someone be able to use any kind of honey? I'll be honest, my wife would be very open to the idea of me making...

Does anyone know a way to side load the home brew talk app onto the kindle fire hd?

I've noticed that on a lot of beer recipe kits that they don't say the estimated alcohol level in the description. Does the OG relate to a guess of what the alcohol may be? Does an OG of 1.085 mean 8.5%?

I was wondering how others deal with the drips coming from the hood above an oven. I live in a rental and the hood is old and greasy on the underside. During my first (and only) brew I noticed that after the full boil had been going for a while, with the exhaust fan on high, that water was...

:ban: Just tasted my first home brew! Brewed NB Caribou Slobber and it turned out pretty well after 3-weeks-primary and 2-weeks-bottled. Thanks to everyone who has left comments/answers on my previous posts, it was nice to have a place to turn to. It tastes good, there is nothing "off" in the...

I don't have the gravity tester and I am trying to figure out how much time to allow the beer to ferment. I have a primary and secondary fermenter and I was thinking of two weeks for each plus two weeks in the bottles to condition. Would it be too short to do one week primary and two week...

I just finished my first batch ever, everything seemed to go okay. My one big question is whether or not the yeast should sink when pitched. There was a bit of foam on top in the primary fermenter after I added the cold water and wort and swirled to aerate it. The yeast sat on top of the foam...

I recently got my brew kit from Northern Brewer but I failed to refrigerate my dry yeast pack that came with it. Caribou Slobber Brown ale will be my first home brew attempt but now I am worried about my yeast! Does it matter that my yeast pack sat at room temperature for a while? Please...

I have seen a lot of threads on organizing equipment and on elaborate spreadsheets but I have been wondering about tips on good record keeping for a beginner. I have just mail ordered my first brew kit, the deluxe kit from Northern Brewer, and I would like to make sure I am off to a good...

Just signed on, just mail ordered my first home brew kit from Northern Brewing. Very excited about this new adventure! I hope to take advantage of the knowledge in these forums as I progress. -Josh :mug: