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Anyone have a clue what they use? ---Chris

I just wanted to share my early opinions on this recipe to maybe convince a newb to try it out. I got bknifefight's recipe from another thread he posted it in and I'm copying it here: This is a really easy and good recipe for hard lemonade. It is a lot stronger than Mike's. Ingredients...

I've got a few ounces of Magnum that my LHBS sold me since they were out of stock on Simco. I've decided I'd really like to just use Simco so if anyone has a couple of ounces on hand, I've love to do a trade. I'm also willing to just buy it from you if you're not interested in the Magnum...

Just as a generalization, if water quality were causing an off flavor to appear in a beer, would said water ALWAYS cause an off flavor or could it come and go from batch to batch and style to style? I've brewed 7 beers and two have had a very foul flavor (possibly tannic?). 5 have been great...

I built a cooler so I can go AG and my first batch wasn't very efficient (big surprise! :tank: ). I followed the instructions from a popular thread here and did it pretty much as instructed. For separating the grains from the wort, I used the mesh tubing method which said to use 12" or more. I...

I just did my first AG and as would be expected, I had a low efficiency. Did some research and I saw that many people say the crush can play a big part in getting a good conversion. I just realized that since my LHBS does my milling that I have no idea if it's right or not. So, help a newbie out...

Having one too many homebrews on bottling / kegging day and fogetting to MIX the dextrose into the beer causing my bottled Double Chocolate Stout to not blow up, but just cause soda pop volume carbonation. The kegged stuff is great but some of the bottles taste like over-carbonated butthole...

Doing my first AG tomorrow, also first full boil. How many gallons do you typically start with for a 60 min boil to end up with 5 gallons? Rough estimate to get me headed in the right direction is fine. Thanks! ---Chris

So I had my first batch with absolutely no airlock activity whatsoever. I've done enough prior research to know not to freak out and airlock activity means nothing in the grand scheme of things. But, it was still a huge relief this morning (the 5th day of fermentation) when I found the SG was...

...there's NOTHING in the world like enjoying the first pint of your own beer... especially when it's on tap! ---Chris

Getting ready to rack into the secondary and was wondering if this is what it's supposed to look like after 10 days. What do you think??? How can I keep that out of the secondary? Thanks in advance, ---Chris

Just brewed my first beer and it's sleeping nicely in my closet for the second day of fermentation. It's a partial mash English Brown Ale. I had a great time with my first go-round but I had no idea that it would take as long as it did! Can't wait to taste the fruits of my labor but I'm gonna...