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Hey guys. No worries on my third batch, as it's clearing nicely in secondary right now, but I gave my dad a hand with his first batch last week, and he says he's had no fermentation happening all week. This is the exact kid and ingredients we used. The only thing I can think is that we...

Hey guys, I'm fermenting my third batch right now in the basement. It's an IPA of course, top fermenting ale yeast. My first two batches were done in the summer and fall, and I had a nice stable temperature in the mid to high 60s in my basement. Well, now it's winter, and the temperature is...

Hey again guys. Hope all of your holidays were safe and festive. Needless to say, Santa brought me some new brewing toys! A 30 qt. stainless steel brew kettle and a new 5 gallon glass carboy! So, today was the day for my third batch, and the first time I'm using the new gear. I bought a...

Hey guys. Well, it's been 2 weeks since bottling the "Serious Business IPA" (which I posted about here) and I had to try one to see how things went. It's not bad. But it's really not what I was going for at all. Granted, it's still a week early, according to the 1-2-3 method. But I think...

Well, the quest to make my super hoppy IPA continues. And based on the aroma I have going with this batch, I think I might have a winner! Did this one last night and WOW does my house still smell amazing! Nothing complicated here, but I just want to double-check my procedure with some of you...

Not bad! As you may remember, I did it from a kit. It's an IPA. 1 week in a primary, no secondary, 2 weeks in bottles. First impressions though... WOW! GREAT HEAD! Very nice, cascading volcano effect. It certainly looks good! There is a layer of sediment in my bottles though. Is that...

I forgot to take my initial gravity. My final gravity was around 1.010. A little high, by the book. But I'm going with the quick start directions, and they called for 7 days. Would waiting longer get it down into the 1.003 - 1.009 range? Bottling went smooth. A little monotonous, but that's...

Hey guys. I just got done brewing my first ever batch about 5 hours ago, and we have fermentation! Pretty cool feeling knowing I didn't screw up too badly (yet). But I do have some noob questions. I followed my kit's directions, which basically told me: -boil water -add extracts...