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Noobitus was mostly when i had no signs of fermentation. Now that things are closer to the expected plan, I'm much more calm. I'm well aware that my first batch of beer is not going to be perfect. If I end up with something that tastes vaguely like beer, I'll choke it down and be proud that I...

Thanks for all the advice. For those of you looking for closure, I got home tonight and took a peek and I'm seeing about one bubble a second in the airlock. Guess it just took a while. I did rehydrate the yeast with water that was probably a bit more hot than it should have been -- I was...

Hi, I just brewed my first batch ever last Saturday, using the Brewers Best American Cream Ale kit and boiling/cooling went well. The directions in the kit said to just sprinkle the dry yeast packet over the cooled wort, but I had read other literature about rehydrating and proofing the...