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I hate being the guy who posts only when he has a problem, but I've been busy working three jobs etc etc. My apologies. I bought a large chest freezer for my kegs less than a month ago. I went to check on my American Wheat keg this morning and found that the freezer was 75 degrees inside...

I just bought my first keg, regulator and CO2 tank. My LHBS owner advised me to set my regulator for 20-25 psi, force carb the keg, shake vigorously for a minute or so, and then to disconnect the tubing, regulator and CO2 tank. He suggested I do this once a day for a few days, and then to...

If you had to choose between pitching a vial of WLP 001 accidently left out on the counter of my apartment during a heat wave in New England and exposed to 85 degrees for ten hours or so, OR about a pint and a half of yeast cake in my fridge from two previous brews, which would choose? I'm...

I just can't figure out what's going on. Ever since going AG, my beers have had brutally low FGs and come out quite dry. With my last two brews, an APA and an IPA, I specifically tried to mash at 155-156 in order to increase body and raise my FG. In both cases I got a FG of 1.007. One had an...

So I'm working on formulating a 4 C IPA and another 4 C APA. You know, something very American and quite fruity. I've spent a while searching on here for these so called "4 C" brews with little success. Anyone have any good recipes to recomend? I'm working on one now I'll post soon, I'd just...

My first AG, my "Summer IPA" has just been tapped so to speak. While the beer is heads and tails above my earlier efforts, I mashed too low, at 150 or so, and got a very very dry beer. The fruity hop flavors I was getting in primary quickly disapeared in secondary as the beer continued to...

I bottled my first AG brew, a summer IPA and noticed it has quite a low FG. It's original gravity was between 1.060 and 1.056. There was some slight confusion. When i racked to secondary it was still smelling quite fruity and pungent with a FG of 1.012. It's not at 1.010 and smelling very dry...

I brewed my first AG Wheat, an American Hefe, last Thursday. It's at is FG an the Krausen has fallen. Should I bottle this sucker or let it sit? I wouldn't be doing it until tomorrow night. I've thought about transferring it to secondary... but I don't want it to clear to much... what do yout...

My girlfriend, my best friend, and I have become involved in a debate of sorts. A few nights ago at The Cambridge Commons (an awesome restaurant between Harvard square and Porter square in Cambridge, MA), I ordered the Cambridge Tall Tale Pale Ale and the GF ordered a Watermelon-tini. We both...

So I've done my first two AG and I'm wondering, why does my beer look SO different once it starts boiling and after the hot break with AG on a Turkey Fryer? It looks like whater with tiny brown snowflakes floating all around. Almost like... Miso Soup... I'm not worried about it, just curious...

Just wanted to brag, had my first AG day today. Best day EVER. There's no going back now. That's easily the most fun I've ever had brewing, by leaps and bounds. Thanks for the help and advice! -Ben

So this is hopefully my first AG recipe, a summer IPA based on a recipe from Brew365. I'm looking for something crisp and citrusy, something that would be refreshing on a hot summer's day, but also nice and hoppy. Here's the recipe: OG: 1.066 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.3% IBU: 50 5 Gallons...

I've been looking for a first AG recipe to brew this weekend and I thought I had found it with the Summer IPA recipe from Brew 365.com. Here's the recipe "ll Grain Recipe - Summer IPA ::: 1.066/1.012 (5 Gal) Grain Bill 14 lb. - Pale malt 1/2 lb. - Crystal Malt (60L) 1/2 lb.- CaraPils...

I've had two of Great Divide Brewing's IPA's: the Titan IPA and the Hercules Double IPA. Both were absolutley delicious. They both have an extremely strong Pine or more percisely Pine-Apple-ish aroma and taste. There's also a more subtle hint of citrus-y Cascade or something similar aroma...

I picked up some Widmer Hefeweizen the other day while brewing. Now I know what kind of Hefe I need to make for this summer. I'm looking at doing my first AG in two weeks time and trying to find a good recipe for it. I'm thinking Widmer Hefe might be a good place to start. Has anyone ever...

So I've heard from everywhere that going AG will drastically imrove my beers. After getting my taxes back, I'm using my rebate to buy my AG equiptment. It's hopefully in the mail as we speak. or type. Working the night shift tonight stocking shelves, I spent most of my time day dreaming about...

I'm about to purchase a standard 25' imersion wort chiller from Northern brewer. Because I live in the city in an apartment, I don't really have access to a garden hose. While I'll be doing my AG brewing outside with the Cajun Broiler and all, I plan on chillin it down inside. I would put the...

So I just found out I'm getting a good deal more back from The Man on my taxes than I thought. I've been planning on making the AG conversion this summer, but buying equiptment a piece at a time. It looks like now, the IRS has provided me with the sponsorship I needed! Anyways, this is the...

So what are you guys doing for summer beers? What styles have you already brewed/are prepared to brew soon? Anything you suggest? I'm trying to get inspiration for some great beers. So far I have brewed: A Sam Adams Summer Clone and A Graduation Hefeweizen What do you guys have brewing...

Where's the best place to get a good brew kettle? I'm switiching over to AG this summer and need to get a nice big Kettle. I guess, while I'm at it, where's a good place to get a Cajun Broiler. If I'm doing AG, it's gonna have to be outside. Oh, I'm excited already! :D -Ben