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ya, like Jay said, you'd likely get quicker results if you use an ice water bath in your sink. Use a sanitized spoon to stir the wort and put more ice into the bath as needed. I was doing 3.5G boils and it would take me about 20-25 minutes to get down to pitching temperatures using a large bag...

Yeah, +1 to what BryceL said. If you add them during fermentation, the aroma will be lost with the CO2 that is bubbling out.

I think your manipulation of the hop weights to get your desired IBUs is correct. Unless you're really strapped for time, why not just boil for 60 minutes? That will help you get more out of your hops anyway, so it will be cheaper. Here's a sample recipe that gets you close. I'm not sure how...

I wouldn't see why that jug wouldn't work since it had water in it previously and if it is properly sanitized. I also use an empty growler myself. Hopnotch, you should just use a piece of foil placed loosely over the top of the growler as the yeast need oxygen to reproduce. If you're using an...

Thanks boist. I'm working on my 3rd amber ale right now. Had to take three for the team in the name of science. I started with 50mls of 1.020 wort and will likely step it up as you outlined. Cheers.

I think the unwanted tastes from the trub is debatable. Some even think that by leaving the beer on the yeast, the yeast are able to clean up certain off-flavors. You certainly could get clearer beer by going with a secondary, but I doubt it will be anything substantial as long as you're...

I'm going to be making a starter for a bells two hearted clone soon. I'm harvesting the yeast from bottles of Bells amber ale. My calculated OG is 1.062 and a batch size of 5.5g. Using mr.malty it looks like i'll need around 1.5L of starter to get my yeast numbers up to a sufficient...

What was your OG for the first batch? if you made 5 gallons with no malt extract and only those grains, that's going to be very watered down.

It's really hard to say what effect that will have without knowing what your recipe or OG were. Your beer might be pretty watered down if you were supposed to add dme or lme and you didn't. I don't think we have enough info to make any conclusions.

Not sure either, but i would think once the alcohol level comes up the mold won't be able to grow. I'm not sure how effective the oat bran will be at fermentation temperatures. I would think steeping or mashing it would be more effective to extract what is needed for mouthfeel.

I've never used gypsum before but i've made stouts. I can say that practically any beer you make won't taste quite right 6 days in. Stouts can often take months before they are in their prime. I'm sure someone else can chime in about gypsum.

The possibilities are pretty much endless for light beers. I'd save them for use for making a yeast starter or if you need to carb your bottles and don't have any corn sugar on hand.

Ya that was one suggestion I had if you're going to your LHBS today. I'd get another ounce of centennial and dry hop a week before you're going to bottle the beer. Should help with the aroma. Most of the clones i've seen are dry hopped. I've never done it myself, but as soon as i get my...

I usually store my hops in the freezer, but i dont think there is much difference refrigerator vs freezer if you're storing for such a short time (1-2 weeks).

Dont forget to adjust your hops if you do a late addition. Your beer program should help you out with this, but your IBU's will be higher if you do a late addition vs a 60 minute boil.

Since you are fairly new, don't forget about the search function in the upper right. dme vs lme has been covered ad nauseam. I've pasted a post by llazy llama, hope it helps. Extract: Dry (DME) Vs. Liquid (LME) Vs. Canned Dry Pros: Stays fresh longer than liquid Easily storable, and...

I guess you have three options with that. One, would be you could come up with your own recipe if you have brewing software (not recommended if you only have one batch under your belt. Two, you could find some other partial mash recipes for a two hearted clone on the internet, or three, just...

Im looking to dry hop my first batch and that's the consensus that i came to after reading many articles. That dry hopping in the primary is fine.

I just put together a recipe for a partial mash so i've been reading a lot of posts on two hearted clones. I've heard a lot of good things about the kit from northern brewer http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/extract-kits/extract-ale-kits/dead-ringer-ipa-extract-kit.html...

Well i guess this is all i get, thanks hammy! btw, i'm getting the yeast from bells amber ale instead after doing some reading last night.