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my friend and I just threw this together tonight...

Well I was planning on either transferring to secondary today, or conditions permitting bottling. So I popped the lid off, took my sample and tested it and it was at 1.010 (expected to be between 1.010-1.012) but it was still pretty cloudy. I poured my sample into a glass and stuck it in a...

it's been 4 days as of today since pitching, and I think my fermentation is subsiding. It was at 63 when I pitched, spiked up to 66 friday night and as of right now it's back down to 63 and the airlock is only bubbling every so often now.... it's nice to know things are going as planned, but I...

My first batch is fermenting away (been 2 days since pitching) and I'm planning out my next batch. I want it to be an IPA of some sort but can't decided which recipe to go with. the book I have "extreme brewing" has a recipe for DFH 60 in it, but I don't think I'm ready for that yet. Was also...

I want to get going on my next batch ASAP (i know, i've got the bug and I haven't even gotten to try my first batch yet) Considering either a DFH 60min clone, or one of the IPA kits MW sells. I was leaning towards not putting my first batch into secondary, but I'm going to have to in order to...

well, I'm working on getting a "pipeline" going, and was looking at getting another primary fermenter. I have a 5 gal better bottle, but I'm not sure what I can do with that, other than a "bright tank/secondary" I suppose I could just start using a secondary, although based on what I've been...

and then I have 3 more weeks to wait after that... Got my first visible sign of fermentation this morning (a bubble in the air lock every couple of seconds. I just wanna pop the lid off the bucket and see whats going on... sorry about the pointlessness of this thread, but I see what you guys...

All went surprisingly well, just trying to get it cooled down right now (stuck at about 80, trying to get it to at least 75) i have some sanitized ice blocks floating in my fermentor right now, hopefully those'll help. Had a OG of 1.043, which is right in the range I was expecting. I took a...

just a quick question for tomorrow when I start brewing... do I need to take a sample for my hydrometer, or can i just stick it into my fermenting bucket?

I did end up driving out to the middle of nowhere to get my DME, I didn't want to play around too much on my first batch. BUt I have my starter currently cooling off and am just about ready to add my yeast. How long should I let this sit before being able to pitch into my wort? I was hoping to...

well I don't have any DME lying around right now, and the only LME I have is the 6lb that i'm supposed to put in my recipie. my LHBS is closed for the week, and the next closest one is a little more than an hour away.... is there anything I can do to avoid driving all over the place tomorrow...

The temperatures in my house are weird sometimes because of the way the AC system is set up. the coolest part during the summer is the basement, which maintains ~70deg (currently at 72) Is this an ok temperature for me to ferment at, or should I look into maybe doing that towel wrapped fermenter...

I think it came out pretty good if I do say so myself, although I'm real upset about that one nasty kink I put in it(gonna play with it a bit more to get it better, but hey, at least water flows through it, and it doesn't leak). I work with making brake lines, etc on a regular basis so one would...

I absolutely love hoppy beers, but my gf hates most beers that she's tried. She thinks they taste too bitter, etc. She found the DFH 60min tolerable, but that's about it. I know I can't really make a beer without hops, but does anyone have some advice on a beer to try making for her? I was...

came home from fishing today, and my room had 4 large boxes crammed inside it :ban: Only thing I was kinda concerned about was my wyeast propagator bag was already kinda swollen, I stuck it in the fridge right away, but will I have any problems with this?

I've done a bunch of reading on this subject, on this site as well as john palmers book. I was planning on fermenting my first beer (Midwest autumn amber ale) for about a week, then moving it to the secondary for a couple weeks, watching the hydrometer readings of course (supposed to ferment to...

I'm looking at picking up 25' of 3/8 soft copper tubing from ebay to make into a wort chiller. Think this will be enough to cool full boils? hooked up to a garden hose of course :fro: any suggestions on making this as well?

In my excitement to get started, I've been trying to come up with a name for my "brewery" so I can make a cool logo (i love graphic design stuff) and then start naming my beers accordingly, but when it comes to naming things my artistic side runs and hides... so yea, I'd like to hear where you...

With the kit I bought from midwest, I purchased the American Ale Wyeast Propagator 1056 smack pack. I was just doing some more reading, and it seems as though maybe this wasn't the best decision, and I will need to make a starter for this? any advice for this when i go to use it?