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Glad you said that about the milk jugs may be too cold. I will freeze different sizes so I can regulate the temp better. How much water do I put into the swamp cooler?

since I will be using a swamp cooler, will that thermometer read a lot cooler than the wort? I was thinking of using a tote for the swamp cooler, how much water do I put in it? 3/4 up the fermenter bucket? I have some frozen mike jugs filled with water well ice now, I was thinking of using to...

wow mid 60... I was not even close to that temp for sure. I am so pumped I got some great info here. I have been worried about my brewing days for a few weeks now. I am excited to place an order maybe Monday for a Saturday brew. Thank you all, for all for you help.

the instructions seems easy enough. I have a few question on them. It does not say what temp the fermenter should be at? It say to pitch yeast at 76 deg but nothing about the fermenter temp 17. Transfer beer to secondary fermenter. I have heard people say this is not needed and others say...

I have read a lot before I started brewing over a year ago but a lot of that did not make sense but I am sure if I revisit the books again I will pick up the fine points I am missing. I like the idea of a swamp cooler, I bought a sheet of foam thinking of doing a cooler box but I have put it...

get rid of the prehopped, canned stuff? I thought the true brew kits was a step up from the coopers malt cans with DME but it still has prehopped, canned stuff but they do have some grain and hops.... what would I be looking at if I do not go with the prehopped,canned stuff, all grain?

a swamp cooler? Is this a basic cooler or are you talking a frig with a digital temp control?

Before I bottle, I actually siphon to a bottling bucket and add the dextrose and then bottle. I do not have much of anything in the bottom of my bottles since I started to transfer to a bottling bucket. I do not cold crash, I do not have a place to do this.

I have done a few batches with just using a coopers malt and on the can it just says to add DME and that is it. I have tried adding more DME to help with the taste but that did not seem to help. I have also tried one true brew kit (bock). I found myself trying darker brews just to mast the...

I have brewed a few 5 gal batches and I am not happy with the results yet. I am not doing anything fancy for starters but I just can not get a basic brew using malt with some DME to come out "good". I do the same process every time and I am thinking I am either missing a set or doing...

Am I the only one who thinks the basic out of the box Mr. beer kits all taste very similar?

I actually used 2.5 as the volume so changing that to 2.12 it actually makes the difference between the two more. MB=2.5 tsp for (8)1L bottles = 3.3 oz Tastybrew calculator: 2.12 gals @ 70deg ( just used the American Lager, light) I get 2.0 oz (for table sugar) That is a big difference...

MB directions call out for 2 1/2 tsb per 1 L bottle There is 8 1 L bottles so that is 3.33oz of sugar. If I go here http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html they suggest I would only need around 2.5oz of sugar giver or take depending on the beer. So why does MB say to add more...

Great Guide DeathBrewer, I am only on page 21, have been reading for a while and I have a long ways to go... :) I am a Newbie to say the least. DB you said you have done 2 1/2 gal batches. I would like to do a few 2 1/2 gal batches, can you help with a recipe or two. I am interested in the...

I have done a few batches with Mr. beer. ( I have to say I can not wait to upgrade to a 5 gal setup). My first couple of batches where good and my last two no so good. My last two batches did not come out well at all. The first bad batch had a very cidery taste so bad I could not drink it...