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Thanks for the tips. I used a 5 gal paint strainer, it worked perfectly and fit snug around my brew kettle just like deathbrewer's pictures. Holds up well and cleans easily enough to be reused. Great advice.

I've only done extract brewing until now, and this afternoon I'm planning the brew the Smashing Pumpkin Ale from NB which appears to have a partial mash option: I just read the easy partial mash thread, and was planning to use the tea bag method. However, I just have a single 5 gal brew pot...

Thanks guys. I guess I'll need to invest in a fridge. We have a storage space issue, I may have to pick that over a kegerator for now.

After seven long weeks I finally got to drink my first homebrew last night! Dead Ringer IPA extract kit from NB. I was satisfied to find that it is quite drinkable, but it's definitely not great. This beer has rave reviews on NB - over 100 and nearly all 5/5 stars. Many others did this for...

nifty tool, thanks! According to YeastCalc I can get there in 1 step, assuming I shake it occasionally. I shake gently I assume? Couldn't find that answer online anywhere haha. I have a really small carboy with an airlock I was planning to use. Also it defaults to 2 liters, does it matter if I...

The pack did not seem to swell at all overnight, other than what the temp difference of being out of the fridge would account for. But the good news is my new kit arrived today which uses the same kind of yeast, so I think I'm just gonna smack that pack and try again with fresh yeast. I'd...

Cool, thanks for the fast replies. But I forgot to mention that I don't have any DME, and the only local "brewshop" is a hardware store with some carboys and $15 beer recipe kits so I'm not sure if they will have generic DME. If not, is there anything I can get at the grocery that would substitute?

I'm gearing up for my second brew and first time using wet yeast. I may not have not read the instructions far enough in advance though, as I was hoping to brew Sunday and I'm pretty busy during the week. I'm just now reading about starters. Also, the pack is about 14 months old, which is 8...

I see, I was under the impression that oxidation was just as much of a concern though. Buckets expose much more surface area than a topped-off carboy, not to mention they are theoretically more permeable to air since they are plastic. Didn't realize a month or longer was fine. Getting slightly...

I'm new to brewing myself so I don't claim to have all of the answers. But I believe the metallic taste could also come from using too high concentration of sanitizing agents and/or not washing them out thoroughly enough. Also, did you use tap water and if so was it filtered? If you used tap...

So I had my first home brew in the fermenter and was called out of town for a business trip. During the time I was gone I was supposed to dry hop it, but now it's been over 3 weeks in the primary and I'm not sure if there is any point. It's an IPA and the instructions said to transfer it to a...