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Gentlemen, I couldn't wait any longer, I just had to try my first batch tonight. Even though it's only been in the bottle since Saturday. I was mildly surprised. It was drinkable, slightly bitter, slight "medicine" taste, could use a bit more head when poured. But considering my...

Thaks Scott, exactly what I needed. Looks like I went a little light on the sugar. Hope my batch will be OK. SSB

Gentlemen, I was wondering (noob again) what is the right amount of priming sugar to use when bottling? When I bottled my first partial batch (rest went into a secondary) I kind of interpolated from what I found on the net and went with 2oz in 10 litres of beer. I'm using corn sugar powder...

Gentlemen, Watch out, noob question. I bottled 1/2 of ny first batch last night (put the other halk into a secondary for later comparison) and ran into a problem. Using a red, 2 handled, capper and caps from the local HBS, the commercial bottles I had saved wouldn't cap right. These were...

Thanks DeRoux, Have to correct above post. Reading was 1.018, when correct to temp it is 1.021. Sound right?? SSB

Ok, took a reading, used a turkey baster. If I did it right I got 1.018 (corrected for temp). Is this anywhere near correct for a batch that was born on Sunday? Just curious. I also couldn't resist "sampling" my sample. Other than being dead flat, and having a slightly medicine smell/taste...

Thanks for all the replies gentlemen. I think I'll do the baster idea. SSB

Gentlemen, My first batch has been in the fermenter since sunday, my fermenter is a 6gal bucket with a spigot, lid and airlock. Ii is still bubbling in the airlock, althought it has slowed quite a bit. I was just curious, would it be ok to take some of the beer out through the spigot to take...

Scott, WOW thanks for the quick reply! Think I'll try it. Will it be ok with the fermenter having an airlock? Is there a certian procedure I need to follow when transferring the beer to the secondary? Anything I need to add? Can/should I prime the beer in the secondary then bottle it? A...

Gentlemen, Before I bought my 6gal fermenter, I aquired a 3gal that I intended to start learning to brew with. When I went to buy ingredients, the lady there convinced me to buy the larger bucket, so I did. I still have the 3gal, with a spigot (?) valve in it and a lid, but there is no...

Gentlemen, Thanks for all the help. Today I have bubbles!! I'm excited. Patience not being one of my virtues, I repitched last night. Not sure if that made the difference or if it just needed more time. Either way it's bubbling. Guess I'm going to have to learn to "relax and have a...

Gentlemen, I tried brewing my first batch of (extract) beer yesterday, and I think I screwed up since my airlock is not bubbling yet. What I think I did was add the yeast while the wort/water was too cold, instead of letting the mix warm to room tmperature as per the instructions. My...