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Well if that's the case then there might be some off flavors because it was definitely too hot in there. At least I'll know for next time. I will post pictures soon and I'll keep ya'll updated on the process all the way through to completion thanks for all of your advice.

Well I woke up this morning and the fermenting froth on my beer had subsided quite a bit which leads me to think that the beginning vigorous fermentation was more or less complete. Meanwhile the temp in the room this morning was about 70. After reading your responses I moved the fermenting beer...

All very good advice and it's much clearer to me what is a problem and what isn't. Though I am concerned still about the ambient temperature in the room. How is it going to affect my beer if the temperature stays at 83ish? I don't have another place where I can put it as of right now. The best...

I did a full boil on the wort, is that what you mean? Should I have boiled the top off water?

Brewed my first batch of beer yesterday after buying a complete homebrew setup on craigslist. I have to say it was quite an enjoyable process if somewhat nerve racking. I was very paranoid about the sanitation of equipment and think I did a pretty good job of that. My recipe is as follows for a...

I've personally never tried this but I've read that steaming the oak chips is a good way to go as it preserves the resin in the oak and accomplishes the sanitizing effect of boiling them or soaking the chips in alcohol.

Hey everybody my name's Tom and I'm new to brewing. I just brewed my first batch yesterday and it is now fermenting happily in the corner of my spare bedroom. I'm stoked to become a part of this community of homebrewers. I stumbled across this website when I had a question about my hydrometer...