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Hi Homebrew, Well, I screwed something up and I think it has to do with temperature fluctuations. I brewed my beer (5 gallons of an IPA, 5 gallons of a stout) in the beginning of January. I bottled both about 2 months ago. I've since cracked open a few bottles and they're all flat, and...

Hi all! Beginning brewer here. I brewed this Imperial Red Ale last Wednesday: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/fulton-s-libertine-imperial-red-ale.html The OG was 1.070 and the recipe calls for 8% ABV. Friday, I had seen no visible signs of fermentation (no bubbles in the airlock). The...

Hey all, I brewed a stout (partial) on Jan 10, and I saw no bubbles 24-48 hours after I brewed it. I assumed this was because it was in my basement which was about 60 degrees. I was planning to move it up to a warmer spot and maybe pitch some yeast but I went down today and saw it looking...

Hi everyone, About 2 weeks and change ago I brewed a dunkle and when I was pushing the airlock into the lid the plastic ring fell into the brew. I freaked, thinking I may have contaminated it but my buddy said it would be fine, so we made a makeshift sanitized plastic shield and covered it...

Hi all, I just started on my second kit this past weekend, a Dunkelweizen. Everything went perfect until the very last step, when I was inserting the air lock into my lid I accidentally pushed the little rubber ring through the lid and into the beer. Whoops. I wrapped the airlock with...

Hiya folks, Just thought I'd register and say hi. I just completed my first brew, an IPA from a kit and it turned out really smashing! I'm very happy with it. I'm now hard at work on a Dunkleweizen. Looking forward to learning more from this forum and hopefully moving beyond starter kits...