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Also make a large starter. I think I did a 2L. Aerate very well. Use a blowoff tube as well. Mine had a pretty ridiculously active fermentation. Lastly plan to age for months not weeks before drinking. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Plan for poor efficiency. Tried to brew my first big beer an imperial stout about a month ago. My numbers were a lot lower then expected. Pick up some extra malt extract to bring your gravity back up. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Something about grabbing a beer from the fridge and hearing the "psst" as you pry off the cap. I have been brewing for a couple years now and it still feels good to hear that sound. Why? I'm not really sure. Maybe Im just surprised that it actually worked and I made beer even though I have never...

Ok here's a related question. When I transfer to the bottling bucket I put the priming sugar dissolved in water first then rack the beer on top of it to ensure proper mixing. Problem I have is trying to figure out exactly how much beer I will be able to transfer over. It can vary quite a bit...

I think it's not really an issue of how much gas is being released it's the krausen getting clogged up in the airlock allowing no gas at all to escape. I wouldn't think an extra airlock would help solve the issue. That being said it sure would be cool to have two going at once. Sent from my...

I used pellet hops. They had been actually sitting in my fridge for a couple months before I got around to using them. I was drinking it this weekend and I am planning on entering it into a competition. It turned out really well. It was my first time experimenting with first wort hopping and I...

First off a Mexican cerveza from trefilov. I am new to writing beer reviews but here goes nothing. The beer pours with very nice clarity and no head retention whatsoever. It's looks like a very nice session able lawn mower beer. The smell is kinda yeasty with maybe some malt in there. When I...

Oh and one last thing haha. Terek you have officially tried the citra pale ale before I have. Not fair Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Oh and I will get you the dates on that oatmeal stout this weekend as well. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Loving the feedback!!!!! Thanks terek! I have received my package and can't wait to get into the beers. It's been a crazy week but they are in the fridge to be consumed this weekend. I received a honey wheat, a Mexican cerveca, a double chocolate stout, and an Irish red. I also received a zombie...

The package has arrived safely. I sent it to my dads business in order to make sure it's not sitting on the porch all day. I should be around to pick it up tomorrow. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Mine got into the mail today! Should be arriving by Wednesday Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I am only at 83 posts but would love to participate in my first homebrew swap!

Yea I had an airlock dry up on me and they got into the fermenter that way once. Got through half the batch before I started to notice them. I never had the courage to drink them knowing they were in there but did drink half a batch before finding out. I suggest throwing away any bottle with...

Chemical analyst at a environmental testing lab. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Might be a bad reaction to a hop or certain type of grain. I brewed a black IPA that gave me headaches after a pint or two. Never did figure out what it was that was giving me problems. Just make a note and if it pops up again cross reference the recipes and process to try to pinpoint the...

I was doing partial mashes for about a year before I jumped into all grain. It was weird I almost felt like I had to do it and was pressuring myself to make the best possible beer. After two or three all grain batches I switched back to my PMs. It just felt like to much work and effort for me...

Infected? Maybe smelled a little sour but I that might have been the orange peel I used. I think it's alright but would like some reassurance. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Real question is where did you get that bottle for the porter. I'm loving it Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I am dialing in my process for all grain and I have been using the numbers beersmith has been giving me in terms of volumes of water to add. When I finish the sparge and hit my preboil volume I always have about 3/4 of a gallon in my mash tun still. Should I be draining the whole mash tun volume...