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Is it a bad idea? Yes. Lol. Save the mango purée for another recipe. Let this beer be what it is.

Preface: This response is only an opinion. So you have never brewed beer before? BIAB is fine, but it might be a less painful and more enjoyable experience to try this recipe as an extract brew. Beer quality is achieved through excellent sanitation and fermentation. Before you worry about...

Your enemies are oxidation, yeast autolysis and potential grassy flavors from long term hop exposure. At 38 degrees I wouldn't worry about too many yeast cells dying. However, the longer you leave these beers exposed to air the more oxidized they will become. The best answer is to keg them as...

This really doesn't seem like a yeast issue. The fact that it hasn't fermented very much would lead one to believe that you do not have a reasonable amount of fermentable sugars in your wort. Also, since it is a milk stout I will assume you added lactose (un-fermentable) milk sugar. It may be...

What was your target OG? How much grain did you use? Sounds like you denatured the enzymes, hence the low OG.

Nope nothing lives in pure O2

I am a fairly new brewer and I notice that all of my bottles have condensation in the headspace. Is that normal? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks guys. I don't think I will be trying it now. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So has anyone ever used one of those mix-stir mixers that you attach to a hand drill to mix the priming sugar into the beer? Is that a bad idea? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I probably don't have an answer for you, but I suppose a good starting point would be to ask you what kind of yeast you are using?

Not for nothin, but...

Sam Adams Ruby Mild. I only gave it a few sips then looked around...put it down and inconspicuously walked away...

Yeah I agree that you don't have to spend a fortune. Start up cost will run you a few hundred bucks. But if you are squeezing pennies to buy an airlock then you might be in trouble.

Haha ya I'd say if you're not willing to spend on the hobby, or can't spend on the hobby, find a new hobby. Don't get me wrong I think you can get by at first with minimal expenses. But to really satisfy your inner brewmaster you're gonna need to spend at decent chunk of change.

What he said

Ya or you just buy a whole bunch of s**t from Northern Brewer.com and worry about your credit card bill next month. Ha. Heh.

I have the same worries. I am soon due to transfer my NB Dead Ringer IPA to a secondary. I will be dry hopping a few days before bottling so I guess that qualifies as a reason to use a secondary. My biggest worry is that the siphon will suck up and spit out too much air. Most of the reading I...

Sounds like you need to drink a beer

People be scared of dark beer

What do you use for the calculator?