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Just popped open my first all grain brew. A simcoe/ Amerillo IPA. A nice clean floral hop aroma and very clear beer. Only 2 weeks since bottling and already a 1.5" head when pouring and consistent .25" head throughout drinking the beer. I am so proud of myself :rockin: . No going back...

I had to break up my mash and brew nights due to time constraints. Mashed last night and will brew tonight. I can tell already that I'm going to love brewing with all grains. I've brewed 7 exctract recipes already and now that I have done one mash, I'm starting to understand concepts and...

So I'm looking to brew an IPA tonight using only simcoe hops. I extract brew with specialty grains. Can anyone help me out with a good recipe. Or even some hints on what grians I should use and how much? Yeast? Side note: I brewed the 06.06.06 beer about 2 months ago now and man...

So we racked our Mirror Pond Pale Ale clone into secondary on sunday with 1oz of cascade hops. I've heard that the longer in secondary the hops will mellow out on the nose. In other words, after a week you would have a hoppier nose then leaving it in for 2 weeks. Is this the case? What...

Well, close anyways. This weekend I'll be getting my kit and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for a good first time brew. I should say this is my first attempt with a REAL kit (i.e. not Mr Beer). I really enjoy lagers, but will probably stick with Ales for now. Something with some...

So I have a 30 qt. Aluminum pot, but have read that this will give my brew a metallic taste. But in the interest of saving money, is it still ok to use. Anyone else have experience with aluminum, good or bad? Or at least ok for a the first couple batches. Is stainless steal worth the...

I"m sure there are some other people from Oregon on here, if so Go Ducks! Any rate, I'm just getting started with home brew. Have yet to buy the equipment. But that will be very soon here. Well, Hello and I hope to meet some other newbies and learn from the pro's.