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Hi all!! I was wondering if anyone here has a recipe for the Sweetwater Blue? I would love to try to brew it. I love trying to brew beers I like to buy. I have done the Sweetwater IPA and the Sweetwater 420. I just recently tried a Sweetwater Blue for the first time and love it. Now, of...

Cheers All!! I bottled up a SweetWater IPA clone tonight. It finished out at 1.017 with 6.8%ABV. I tasted..well drank.. the hydro sample. It was frikkin good!! :tank: It's my 5th bottled batch to date and by far the BEST I've brewed. Can't wait till it's finished in the bottles!!

Hello all! I am brewing my 4th batch. It's an IPA and it's an extract kit with steeping grains. My LHBS gives me liquid malt extract (which is all I have ever used) but a question popped in my head. As I add the malt extract, from the bag, I can't seem to get it [I]all[I]out. My question is, the...

Hi All!! Last night I opened my first bottle of the first extract brew I did back around Christmas. It is an amber ale from homebrewers.com. I fermented it - not according to the instructions - for almost three weeks before I bottled. I sampled some while I was bottling and it had a good...

Hi All, I am officially 100% addicted to this new hobby. I had just had a blast bottling my first batch of amber ale. I sampled some of course while I was bottling. For an uncarbonated and unconditioned first brew, I think it tastes pretty frikkin good. Can't wait till it carbs and conditions...

Hi all! I was wanting to gain some knowledge about the brewing process..fermentation, gravity, recipes and calculations..basic terminology, etc etc.. can anyone recommend some books for me to pick up or some threads on here to study up on?? thanks!!:D

I was just reading a post about temps after fermentation was finished and it sparked a question or two..first I wanted to see if someone could help let me know if my beer is finished fermenting.. I have had it in a closet for 9 days now and it keeps at around 63F. I took a hydro reading two days...

Hi to all you guys much more experienced than myself. I have my first extract brew in the fermenter and have evidently caught the bug. I want to expand get a pipeline going but not sure how much or how quickly to advance. What are some constructive tips on equipment and such to start gathering...

Hi all! I'm a n00b. Just got a kit for Christmas and I have my first batch in the fermenter. Lovin my new hobby and can't wait to taste the fruits of my labor.. the real labor simply being the patience I have to endure waiting on fermentation and the bottling/carbonating lol.. :D

Hi all. I'm a new homebrewer from trussville/clay, alabama. I got my first starter kit for christmas from the wife and couldn't be more excited. I've got a batch of altitude amber in the fermenter. It's been in there 7 days and just did a hydrometer reading and it's sitting at 1.011 @...