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    First time rinsing quick question

    I recently washed my first batch of yeast and am now preparing to use my first jar. I have a couple of questions to make sure this goes smoothly. Any guesses on how much yest I have here. It is an 8oz jar and the slurry is about 1 inch deep by 2.5 inches across. What settings would you...
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    No Artificial Sweetener Cider

    This was my first attempt at a cider. I think it came out very tasty so I thought I would share the recipe. A lot of the sugar fortified ciders taste too dry/hot for me so I thought I would attempt to build a cider that had some kick but did not use any sugar to boost SG. I accomplished...
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    First Yeast Starter Question

    So on my continuing quest to better my beer I am making my first yeast starter tonight for a beer I am brewing this weekend. It is an IPA that's target OG is 1.074. Mr malty says that a 1.5L starter on a stir plate will make it happen. So I went out and got a 2L Erlenmeyer flask and a...
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    First Partial Mash?

    So I keep reading about late addition extract to keep the "extracty" flavor down. When this is done everyone seems to think you need to add a little extract at the beginning of the boil for the hops to blend with. So my question is, If I am doing a partial mash will the mashed grains be enough...
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    Did my beer stall?

    So my very first brew is sitting happily in the secondary and seems to no longer be getting any lower in SG. This is a helles bock that I got from my LHBS. The starting gravity was 1.068 and it has now been at 1.026 for 8 days. I guess my question is does 1.026 seem low enough for this...
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    First cider, concentrate and juice only.

    I have brewed a couple of ciders before but always with bread yeast and just juice. Usually half gallon batches in the the bottle they came in. Never really knowing what I was doing. I have recently started brewing beer and have a better idea of how things work now. The recipe is: 4...
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    New guy.

    Hello, New guy here, just started brewing my own beer last Sunday. Have found this site to be very helpful so far. I was a little worried about a couple of things that happened to my very first beer and after reading all the threads here about don't worry and Papazion's book I just closed...
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