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Active ferm kicked off today mid day sometime. This was my first 48+ hour wait.

I picked up a 1 gallon all grain kit on the super cheap from one of those half off half type discount stores. It is an American pale kit that came with the 1 gallon jug and the basic gear one needs to make a beer. My expectations were not high but it's been a little while since I last brewed...

Yeah, I taste my gravity samples. you'll know pretty immediately if it will be drinkable or not.

kinda late but, fermentation was probably low-mid 70's, kids shut the closet door un-noticed, closet co-hab's the hot water tank. I'm sure that was the problem. Me and a buddy managed to choke them down, two in an hour results in drunkenness. Interestingly these never really carbonated as I...

Its definitely just yeast thats sticking to the sides, and a lot of it. Nothing to worry about. How much did you pitch?

I agree, do whatever is more comfortable, if you wife bought the other kit, consider that as well. I know mine gets upset if she buys me something and I don't seem to use/appreciate it. I've never used mr. beer, but I have used brewers best, and their instructions are on the poor side of the...

As stated, looks fine. It really takes a lot to nuke a beer with germs, much easier to nuke it otherwise.

Yep, technically you can at the trade-off of more sediment being stirred around. The yeast/sediment compact nicely when stored up right (simliar to how it makes a nice cake in the bottom of the carboy) just on a smaller scale. If you dont mind sediment, or are brewing a style that warrants...

And.. after waiting 3 months since the last taste, it has really mellowed out, no bite at all, tastes like heaven. :)

I took a gallon to thanksgiving with the in-laws, and on Christmas everyone was pissed that I didn't bring more. If that is any indication, also they aren't big drinkers, so it must not have much bite to the uninitiated. Mine came out with sort of a green apple after taste, but not much up...

Looks fine to me. Germ paranoia is high, it takes a lot to actually get an infection.

Extract, (with specialty ingredients)

Brewed in September, has been in the primary until last night. Starting gravity 1.081, finished at 1.006 @60f (took the measurement last night before bottling) Of course, I tasted it and its "hot" (alcohol) hard to taste much beyond that. Color in the carboy is dark, but in the test tube, has...

you should be fine. I'm confident that no matter how hard I try I never get my primary sterilized fully, and my stuff turns out great. Its next to impossible to clean the inside of a glass carboy the way I'd prefer.

do what you can afford, unless you're going for show points or have an unlimited wallet.. aluminum for the pot, and copper for the chiller.

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OK then, I stand corrected.

Or, you might end up looking like one of dudes on the old Keystone commercials. (Bitter Beer Face!)

Send me a PM if you want one, and I'll get you the details.

its just passin' gas.