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This isn't so much a problem but just a funny thing that happened last night. My wife got me a Brewers Best RIS kit for Christmas. I felt that the dry yeast pack might not be enough for a big beer like this so I made a starter with the dry yeast. Then I thought well hey I better double pitch...

So I put up a post a while ago about a pumpkin ale that I did that appeared to get a lacto infection. I have it bottle and it's a little sour but I think with age it will turn out good. This is a recipe from Austin Home brew which is a cider but with specialty grains and hops. It's been in...

I feel really bad asking this but I need opinions. This is a pumpkin ale that has been in the primary for 3 weeks. I just transfered it to the secondary two days ago and this picture is in the secondary. Everything was sanitized well. There are no off smells and no off flavors. I have a...

I had a american brown ale that I just bottled and I had an IPA kit so I figure I would save myself a little money and reuse the yeast since both kits call for the same yeast. So yesterday I bottle the brown ale and I scooped out enough of the cake to fill a 12 ounce jar.. I pitched the entire...

So I have done a couple of recipe kits and I was wondering why one kit has me put my malt extract in at the beginning of the boil and another has me put it in at the end and let it sit for 10 minutes. Can anyone explain to me the differences? Does this have to do with the style of the beer...

Well first off I have to thank this forum for existing and thank everyone for their knowledge they are sharing. I have my fourth 5 gallon batch in the fermenter now. The last two I did were so so (they were actually recipe kits) and the first one I did which I just threw together ingredients...

What kind of water is everyone using? Most of my batches I've been cheap and used tap water that I have just boiled but I think that maybe one of my big problems at to why my beer's aren't turning out better. The one beer that I did use spring water in gallon jugs...it really was great...

So last sunday I brewed an AK-47 Pale Ale Kit from Norther Brewer. I followed the directions perfectly. Now I never have much activity in my airlock but the last two batches I have had a strong foam at the top. With this one there is no foam at all and I can't see any bubbling really. There...

Well I have done a couple of Mr. Beer kits and I decided to step up to the plate of doing a 5 gallon batch. I got an IPA kit from Austin Homebrewing and followed the directions. I started it on Saturday. So far there is very little activity in the airlock which I know isn't the biggest...

Hi, I've read some threads on this forum a few times and I figured I would join so I could learn some more. I started brewing this year and tried a few of the mass produced kits. I'm looking to learn and make the best beer I can.