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I'm just saying....It doesn't look nearly as good as it tasted.

So, last night I thought I would take a peek at my stout as the activity in the air lock has stopped. So I removed the fementor from the large troth of water it has been in since fermentation started. I had a t-shirt drapped over the bucket to wick water over the top of the bucket. Well this...

When we say "boil for 60 minutes" what does that time include? Does it include the time you take the wort off of flame to make additions and then the time it take to get bring it back to a boil? Or do you stop the clock for those times and wait until you get back to boil and only count the...

so, I was brewing last night and as i went to pour the yeast into a cup of water to rehydrate, I realized I forgot to sanitize the cup. Alas, it was too late, the yeast were then swimming in a cup of what I could only assume to be the most vial, disgusting, toxic soup on the face of the earth...

So, After a about a week in the bottle, I have broken into my first brew... I wanted to wait 3 weeks, I swear. :drunk: Anyways, I am realizing that the closer to room temp (My basement is about 65 degrees) the better this brew tastes. Anything cooler and I start to loose the hop flavor. Any...

WOW! That's all. WOW. Worth the wait! :rockin: only a few days in bottle and it tastes wonderful...

New here and somewhat new to brewing. I used to use the Mr. Beer kits a few years ago, with some success, about 10 batches brewed and about 4 of them were drinkable. Now I'm looking to get back into brewing using a full 5 gallons, with a hope to move into an all grain setup. Baby steps first...