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Brewing a Belgian dubbel as we speak!

I soaked it in regular water for about two days and dried it. Smell is all gone. Thanks guys!

Thanks. I don't have bleach that is new right now so I am soaking in plain water for now.

Okay so I read about using oxyclean to clean fermenters. I had a tub at home and used about two scoops and let it sit for about 24 hrs. Then rinsed three times to make sure and get out any residue. Problem is I didn't read up enough and used the kind with the blue flecks. I now notice a weird...

Thanks. That was my thought as well.

So I am brewing up a NB extract kit of their Smashing Pumpkin Ale. I am thinking of adding some brown sugar. Should I add it at the beginning or end of the boil. I was thinking about 10 min before flameout.

Doing a smashing pumpkin kit Saturday from NB.

I had the same experience. Primary was done in five to six days. I actually just bottled a batch of this tonight after two weeks. My FG was set and it tasted very nice. I figure with some bottle conditioning it will get even better.

Just a quick update. I checked my gravity yesterday and looks like at day 12 I'm at a FG of 1011. Tasted pretty decent as well. Sort of a like Newcastle with a bit more of a hop punch. Letting it come to room temp which in my pantry is about 68 degrees. Fairly happy with my first brew so far.

Right on. I respect your opinion. It's just not for me. A bold flavor profile for sure just not my thing. Cheers!

Not a bad idea. Ill post results as long as I'm no too drunk. Haha.

Yeah so I totally agree on everyone's opinions on Southern Tier's Creme Brûlée stout. Way too sweet. That is a lot coming from me. I enjoy a good sweet stout, but this thing is ridiculous. It does not even smell like beer. It smells like vanilla cake. Not good. Going to finish it though. At 10$...

Thanks everyone. Ill go ahead and pop the grains in the freezer once I get them just to be safe. I'm pretty excited to brew this one up. Seeing as pumpkin ales are my favorite of all seasonal brews. Plus I need something to keep my mind off of the caribou in the fermenter.

Thanks. I knew to refrigerate the yeast right away, but I did not know to refrigerate the hops. Thanks!

Just Purchased a NB Smashing Pumpkin Kit. I don't plan on brewing for at least a week or two. Possibly three. Do I need to refrigerate the LME and Steeping Grains? The grains come pre crushed. Thanks in advance!

Okay thanks.

I actually took a gravity reading before reading this. Oops. Looks like after four days I'm at 1020/1019 from an OG of 1051. I'm going to let it sit for at least another 2 to 3 weeks then ramp temps up a bit to clean things up. I'm sitting at a stable 64-66 in the fermenter, so I thought maybe...

Yeah I have read there is really no need which is good since its one less step and less room for contamination.

Thanks man. I can see where this will become addictive.

Thanks!