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Well last night was bottling night for the West Coast Pale Ale that I brewed 3 weeks ago. This was my first brew in 15 years. I prepped everything, was ready to start, and then ran into a plethora of problems: 1.) Back when I originally brewed this, I forgot to top off my fermenter with an...

So yesterday I finally brewed my first batch in 15 years! I got a West Coast Pale Ale extract kit from my local homebrew shop. This morning, approximately 12 hours after pitching the yeast, I saw no obvious signs of fermentation. No foamy head and no bubbles in the air lock. I forgot to...

I am waiting to brew my first beer since 2007, and it will only be my third time. I am going to do an extract kit as before. Typically when I get into a hobby, I try to learn as much as possible. Where do you begin to get better at brewing beer? Are there certain must-have books? Note taking...

Hey all, I bought a Magic Chef chest freezer and an inkbird the other day for my future fermentation chamber. I have the probe dangling in the freezer and it is set to 67 degrees. For some reason, it always seems a few degrees cooler in the freezer. Right now it's at 64.2. Why is it over...

I am on midwestsupplies.com website and have a cart going trying to get back into brewing. I am going with the red tip bottle filler with the 5/16'' line as I do not want much spillage. Back in the old days, they sold these bottling buckets preassembled. Now you have to order each part...

Hey guys, I dumped some old loose change out of my old carboy and cleaned it. There is a spot inside of it that appears gray. I thought at first it was some type of gunk from having trashy coins inside. But I am baffled. If you scratch it on the outside, it is smooth. I tried scratching it out...

Back in 2007, I got into the hobby of homebrewing. I opened up a Home Brew Talk forum account, did hours of research, and ordered a starter kit from Midwest Supplies. I brewed two batches of beer and started on a Cider until I became disinterested and abandoned the hobby. Lately, I have been...

Hello, I am wanting to begin a Strawberry Mead. I have only brewed two batches of beer in the past - both being successes. It's been a few years since I've been in the game (if you call that being 'in the game') and I want to make a good mead. My wife's family raises bees and sell quality...

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've been on the forum. Well about 4-6 months ago (I'm completely unsure of how long it's been,) I began a cider. I used 5 gallons of Sam's apple juice (100% no concentrates, just apple juice.) I can't exactly remember what yeast I used, but I believe it was...

Hey guys. Well recently I have been giving a lot of thought about investing in the stock market and real estate. I'm only 21, and I figure the only easy way I'll be able to retire when I'm older is being financially concious (don't blow money on pointless things),saving money, cut down a few...

Well I am going to order my second brew today or tomorrow. I want to brew some up this Saturday. I'm a little stuck on what kind of beer I should brew. The last beer I brewed was a Brown Ale. The brown ale turned out a bit more bitter than I expected, however it was still pretty good. I like...

Hello. Well I'm about to go to the store and get my 5 gallons of 100% apple juice (no concentrate or perservatives.) Just a few simple closing questions 1.) What yeast should I use? I don't want a dry cider, I want to taste the apple juice. Maybe a bit dry but more fruity. Perhaps an Ale...

Well my hobby is now officially becoming addicting. I went to a local homebrew shop and purchased a 6.5 gallon carboy. Now I have 2 primaries and 1 secondary!! All I need now is some ingridients, and I will get brew #2 on it's way. I'm also going to make a cider. For now I will probably have 1...

Is there an online guide or How To, on how I can rinse, salvage, store and reuse the yeast cake that forms on the bottom of fermenters? Thanks

I don't know why. But I love Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He is very witty, quick, and I like how he brings the audience into the show. I used to not like Conan that much. To be honest, I think his earlier stuff was kind of lame. But he developed into an excellent late night host (except his...

Hey guys. I'm not sure if any of you have tried Flying Dog beers, but I do thoroughly enjoy the Golden Ale that they have. Good hop taste, just not as bitter/hoppy as a pale ale. I'm assuming it taste like an English Bitter (though I've never tried one.) Has anyone tried this, and if so, know of...

Hey guys. Well I bottled my first batch Saturday (a brown ale) and now I believe it's time to begin another. I really like Flying Dog's (colorado based microbrewery) Golden Ale. It kind of tasted like a Pale Ale, just not AS hoppy. Anyone know of any good Golden Ale recipes similar to this? Thanks!!

Well, this probably isn't relevant to most people here, but I found a local homebrew supply store near where I live. I live in Louisiana, and there are no big homebrew supply stores. I searched the yellow pages, google, everything to find something around here. Sure enough there is a family...

Well, Saturday I bottled my brown ale!! Final alcohol content was 5.4%! Overall, bottling was a piece of cake. I had a friend and my father helping out, so it wasn't bad at all. There were a few minor problems. One was I boiled the priming sugar solution a little late, and had to cool it before...