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thanks for the advice. I will just order some yeast and get it going. I just thought i heard somewhere that you were not able to use stuff that had gotten old. That will save me the money that i can order another kit or bottles or something. sweet.

Was digging through my closet tonight and found my sonny oat ale that i got from AHS. The problem is i got it like 6 or 7 months ago. all still sealed in the bags and everything. I am wondering if it would be worth it to brew it or if i should just accept my loss and order a new or different...

I just got my AHS extract summer blonde ale or something like that it is a golden ale. But i have been really busy. It came on monday afternoon, and I have just gotten the box opened and the yeast put in the fridge today?? Did i just ruin my yeast or will they just go dormant again???

I too just put a batch in a secondary. This is my 3rd batch and this is the first time i have used a secondary. I was a little nervous about contamination but i sanitized everything and I think it will be fine. I am a little concerned because when i was racking it for like a split second i...

Well, I thought I was ready to order my stout and get it brewing but i have done more sampling and reading and now i am up in the air. I even went out and bought a sixer of Guiness to renew my taste buds. What I was previously set on and what I still probably get, the Oatmeal Stout Kit from...

Well i did get 2 consistant hydrometer readings like i was suppose to before i bottle. I am probably just being paranoid.

They have been at room temp and are all still at room temp. I just put 2 in the fridge to see how they are coming along. That it when it hit me about bottle bombs so i thought i would ask, to see if i was a risk.

I did a search in the bottling and kegging but i wanted a little more specific answer. I bottled my amber ale a little over 2 weeks ago. Today i moved a couple of them into the fridge to drink later tonight. My question is, as i was doing this i remember reading about bottle bombs and I...

I am going to brew a cream ale this after noon. I am going to be using a primary that i have done one batch in already. There is a little bit of smell left over from the previous batch is that going to effect the taste or should i put a little bleach water, or is my star san when i sanitize...

I finally got my cream ale kit from Ahs and it has an OG of 1.054. Would that be something that I consider using a blow tube with?? Also, I am going to brew it either tomorrow night or Sat. and my empty primary has a hint of smell from my last brew, is that going to be an issue or...

I am not trying to be difficult I am just trying to get a grasp on all of the different ingredients, because I would like to try to make something that is my own and get away from the extracts!!

I understand what you are saying. I am going to be doing a stout before this brew, and I guess i need to buy a carboy anyway, so I guess I will just buy one. Here is another question, If i used all Light DME , instead of 3 of light and 3 of Wheat, would it be a clearer beer?? And what...

What about the secondary issue????

I will have to do that. I have to order some bottles for next week anyway, maybe i will have to throw in some caramel. Would that taste very good with a cream ale kit, I have heard that it is a dry beer and not creamy at all, so maybe that is not what i would want to do. I suppose i could add...

Well, hopefully it all goes as planned, hey Explosivebeer, for your caramel cream ale how are adding the carmel flavor, That is my batch i am doing this weekend and i have asked how to spice up a cream ale kit, but haven't had much success?

What about the hops? I have been ordering my stuff from AHS and they don't have any hops that i need. Does that northern brewer have all the hops they have listed or what?? Also, does everyone recommend using a secondary for his beer, or is it just personal preference like all others?? I...

i want to try cheesehead's ccva and I am wondering what the heck is the lactose that you use and where can you get it, brand names and things, and also is the caramel 60l the same as crystal 60L i think it is. Also, Is is too hard of a beer to do if it is only my 4th or 5th batch...

I have a hydrometer and i take readings, it has just worked out in every batch that i have done that about 3 weeks is about the time that it is done dropping. however, i have never done a dark beer so i don't know how that goes, which is why i am asking. Thanks.

The problem is where i live there is not a lot of access to different brews so i will have to rely on what you all think. I think i have decided that i am going to go with the oatmeal stout and go from there. I have a few final questions and then i will be done with all that i need i hope...

Maybe I will try the oatmeal stout if it finishes a little sweet. I am like most of you I don't want a sweet beer that you can only drink a little bit before it makes you sick. but I just want something smooth and with more of a sweet taste instead of a bite. with that sweet stout listed...