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I am brewing today!!! I am making an IPA from a kit a friend had purchased before he decided to stop brewing. I am also making a Sweet Potatoe Ale. I got the recipe from this site. I Yam what I Yam Ale. Hope it is good, if nothing else it should get you drunk at 1.085.

I would like to start buying hops in bulk. Not huge amounts but a pound or two at a time. How do you all store your bulk hops after you have opened the package? I can store them in the freezer or fridge but the wife does not want all the food smelling/tasting like hops. Any Suggestions?

I brewed a couple batches last Saturday. They are both sitting in primary fermentors in my basement. Both read about 65 degrees. One is fermenting like crazy, the other is doing nothing. The one that is fermenting took off within 24 hours of putting the yeast in, which is normal for my...

Okay, I have to say that the first two batches of AG that I did turned out really well. The first was a brown ale and everyone seems to like it. The second was a Sierra Nevada PA clone and I must say, I really really like it. I have two brews scheduled for this weekend. A Porter and a Fat...

I did my first AG this past Saturday. Everything seemed to go pretty well and I hit my OG (1.052). I have been checking my carboy daily and seeing very little activity. There was about 1/4" of foam on the top the other day, but it never got bigger then that. I have not taken any gravity...

Well, I figured I would share my experiences on my first All Grain batch. I have seen many others do this, so I figured why not. I did my first all grain on Saturday the 28th. I was a little worried about the weather as it was only 30 degrees outside. I was hoping my MLT would be able to...

I have decided to make the leap from extract to all grain. My extract beers are coming out drinkable, but I can't seem to get rid of the extract twang. I recently moved to full boils and that did not help. Although, the beer I am drinking now is better as it as aged a little more. Anyway, I...

I did my first full boil this weekend. I started off with just over 6.5 gallons of water. I only had about a pound of grains to steep but when all was said and done, I only have 4 or so gallons of beer in my primary fermenter. Is it typical to loose that much in a full boil? I am assuming...