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  1. J

    Finally

    I guess I will just have to stay on the horse and try something else to see how it turns out. Wife is fairly supportive, she just hates the smell. Like despises it. So a burner may be in my future so I can do it outside. Thanks!
  2. J

    Finally

    I started brewing about 2 years ago and made 3 beers right out of the gate. They turned out as follows: 1. Not bad 2. Drinkable 3. Awful dirt water Disillusioned and about to have my first child I gave up. Clearly I didn't have what it took. Now that my child is a little older and I have...
  3. J

    2 batches 2 problems

    When I say 8 weeks, I mean 8 weeks in the bottle. Which I think is a little long. I don't have gravity readings on my first, but the second was: OG - 1.046 FG - 1.009 They were both extract kits and I used liquid Wyeast for them both.
  4. J

    2 batches 2 problems

    So I've now got 4 batches under my belt, but my first 2 are the only ones ready for tasting. The first was Octane IPA kit from Midwest. It took 8 weeks before I could classify it as "tasting good". I had some other home brewers taste it and they said it tasted pretty much on, but maybe a...
  5. J

    Timing issues

    It is the Octane IPA kit from Midwest. So I shouldn't transfer it to the secondary at all if it is late?
  6. J

    Timing issues

    So I just got my brew kit last Saturday, brewed my first batch on Sunday and it has been in the primary since then. I definitely got activity the same day and it stopped bubbling today. I couldn't resist, so I opened the lid. There does appear to be some evidence of krausen, since I have a ring...
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