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Hi All, I posted a week or so ago about a bottling mishap that resulted in 5 oz. of priming sugar being used for around 4 gal of Irish red ale. Replys ranged from "you'll be fine" to "expect bottle bombs". Bottling was 9 days ago, and there have been no explosions to date. This evening...

Hi All, I managed to make it all the way to bottling day on my first attempt at homebrew (Midwest Irish Red Ale) before my first misstep: I lost siphon when the fermenter still had about a gallon in it (half trub/half beer). The trub layer was soft so it easily mixed with the beer when i...

Hey All, There seem to be a lot of us newbies brewing the Irish Red extract kit from Midwest at the moment, so I thought I would post the status of my brew. To begin, this is my first attempt at homebrew. I mostly followed the directions provided with the kit, but did add/modify based on...

Hey All, I've been visiting the site for awhile now, and I've got to say there seem to be a lot of good people and advice here. I am prepping for my first brew - Midwest's Irish Red Ale - and wanted to get some opinions on when to add the LME. Due to the size of the stock pot I have on...