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So, I made a Mangrove Jack pear cider last weekend the 16th. I have read about back sweetening and pasteurizing on the stove. So, in this kit they have non-fermentable sugar that is supposed to automatically back sweeten when the fermentation happens to avoid uber dryness. So waiting until it...

Well, I spent my St. Patrick's Day brewing 2 batches of beer, my 3rd and 4th batches overall. First was a wheat beer from an extract kit, second was a porter from an extract kit with steeping of some specialty grains (first attempt at that!) First of all, thanks to everyone on here who has...

Just had my first official home brew. pale ale that fermented for 3 weeks, bottled for 3 weeks at 70 degrees, then chilled for about 4 hours. Damn good start to my obsession, I mean, hobby. Tasted good, and ready to drink the Amber Ale I have chilling in the fridge as well. The key to...

Well, I just bottled my first batch (5 gallons) and got 50 bottles out of the bucket. mixed up the priming sugar in water (5 oz) brought it to a boil, removed from heat, mixed in the beer from my fermenter with an auto siphon (highly recommended), sanitized my caps and bottles, and filled...

Hello everyone! I am new to home brewing as of this month. I have my first batch of home brew (American Amber kit from True Brew) sitting in a fermenter ready to bottle this weekend and a Mr. Beer Keg (WCPA) ready to bottle this weekend as well. Its been a fun hobby to this point, let's...

I am brewing my first batch right now (well, actually its brewing itself, I am just looking at a bucket with a lid on it) and collecting bottles for my first batch. I have 24 Sam Adams bottles at the moment and will either be drinking another case of it or ordering some in the next week or two...

I am new to this thing called home brewing. I guess this "beer" stuff is quite popular! :rockin: Anyhow, I am new to the sport and love the site. I am a typical noob with a starter kit and a Mr. Beer Kit (received both as Christmas gifts) and have batches fermenting in both right now. Pale ale...