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Ok guys got a noobie question.I brewed a Mexican cerveza,left in primary for 2 weeks then racked to secondary for another 2 weeks.this is the first time I have tried using a secondary,now the question,after all this moving to get it off the yeast cake is there enough yeast in the beer to get...

I brewed a Mexican cervesa kept in primary for 2 weeks and decided to rack to secondary,never tried this before and thought I would this time.I use star san for sanitizing.Now to my question,evryone knows how foamy starsan can get and how you should not areate your beer when transferring to...

Good deal guys.I have a feeling this is going to be outstanding will update

I have charlies book,this isn't my first brew,though Im not as versed as some of the guys on the forum,by any stretch.I have done some partial mashes but haven't tried all grain yet.What I was really wondering was what you guys thought about the changes I made and fermenting at a cooler temp.I...

Ok guys,just wanted to see what you think.I bought one of these cans the other day and when I got home I realized I didnt have any dme,so I went ahead and brewed this and added 2 lbs of corn sugar I had laying around.I had heard that these kits really lack flavor so I thought I would cut back on...

You have to top it off with water so why not do what I do,I boil some water a couple days before brew day then put in 2 litre drink bottles and freeze them,take a knife and split the bottles and put the ice in the fermentation bucket and dump the hot wort on top and stir the crap out of it and...

Lucky guy,my nearest hb shop is 90 miles away

Great job! I just added something new to my wish list.

Ok,my friends thought I would do an update.Though its only been in primary for 40 hours,after seeing very aggresive activity after only 3 hours I decided to check the gravity this morning,the og was 1.047,this morning after 40 hrs the hydrometer shows 1.020,the fg is supposed to be 1.011.Now the...

That why I have started getting my kits 2 at a time.I checked my temps this morning and they have dropped to 68F,I realize this beer wont be great but it will be drinkable,I will brew my next batch either this upcoming weekend or the next and I can assure everyone that the temps will be in the...

I love this site and really appreciate all the help/advice.I come by here at least once a day and more if I am looking for help on a brew.I will keep after it till I get a great batch,then I will know I have it right:ban:

the ambient temps are right at 70 and stay near that year round.With the freezer idea Im sure I can get setup for around 70 bucks,but finding a freezer has been the problem.Sooner or later I would like to lager so I may as well get the things together for it

CONGRATS,thats what I am looking for.The first time you crack that brew and it taste great

I used mutons ale yeast,I know,I know,I need to start useing better yeast.I did check one website and it claimed the it works well from 55-77F,seems like a pretty good temp spread to me

Thanks for replies,I guess its await and see thing.As for the hop bite I did what some people suggest and chewed on hop pellet to get an Idea of the flavor and that was it.I am looking for a small chest freezer to build a fermentation chamber from,but havent found one yet

I have 2 brews under my belt and to be honest neither one came out very good,both had a hoppy bite,the 2nd worse than the first,and both were extract brews.Well I made a move the other day and ordered 2 budget stout kits from ahs.They are mini mash kits,and I brewed one yesterday and everything...

I just brewed the ahs budget stout mini mash today,smelled great.Hope it taste as good as it smelled :ban:

find something the wife likes to drink and brew that and maybe try and get her involved,may wind up with a brew partner

when I have to drink commercialy I like samuel adams,either the double bock or the wee heavy

first of all,happy holidays to everyone.I have 2 batches under my belt and niether one is what you would consider great and I know impatients is my biggest problem.I am doing better with my second batch though,I bottled after 2 weeks and have had it in bottles for almost a month now and it seems...