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Hi folks; I've been doing bigger boils lately and on Sunday evening I used up every ice cube in the freezer in my attempts to cool down my wort...just before my girl friend came in to make herself a margarita.:o I was soundly chastised and I am realizing that it's probably time for me to...

I posted this over in the "Lady brewers" thread, but realized that a lot of you guys might not see it there, so here it is. The joke is that once I plugged "women brewers" into a search engine, looking for like-minded sisters...and this was my first hit. Enjoy! zAmJEqBSBqI

Hey folks... I'm planning on brewing a Sierra Pale Ale clone in a few days. This recipe calls for Perle hops, which I've never heard of before, so I googled them and discovered that they are a Hallertauer hop. Due to the hop crisis, I am guessing I won't be able to get them at my HBS. I...

Hi folks... I've had my amber ale in bottles almost a week now, and I decided to sample a wee bit of it. It is getting some carbonation and looks lovely. The flavor isn't bad, but there is a definite hint of maple. I don't really know what an amber ale is supposed to taste like, so I don't...

Hey everybody... Today was my very first attempt at bottling. As usual, I was a tad nervous due to the earth shattering importance of my task. I managed to maintain my composure...I'm almost allowing myself to believe that I didn't completely screw this up! This was an amber ale that I kept...

Hi folks... In a week, I'll be bottling my first brew (amber ale). I have a bottling bucket and in the "How To Brew" guide, it appears that there is a length of tubing that hangs from the spigot of the bucket. I don't have a short piece of tubing like that. Should I just trim a length of...

Hi folks... I'm going to pitch my second brew this evening, so I decided to activate the wyeast smack pack that came with my kit. It took me quite a few tries, but I think I finally popped that little interior packet. When I place the packet by my ear, it sounds like it's fizzing...does it...

Hi everybody... Last tuesday, I pitched my first home brew. In the time since, I have been studying the "How To Brew" guide and other guides and I have to admit that I am very impatient to do more. The "How To" guide author suggests that first time brewers forgo the secondary fermentation and...

Hi folks... My very first home brew is sitting in a nice, cool, dark corner...waiting to ferment. The whole procedure would have taken about three hours if I hadn't had an unfortunate boil-over, lol! I swore I wouldn't do that. So, all my burner pans and what have you are soaking right now...

Hi folks... Today, I wil brew my first batch of home brew. I have a copy of "The Complete Joy Of Home Brewing" which seems like an excellent book. I have one minor problem. The book stresses the importance of straining the heated wort before pouring it into the fermenter (the recipe I have...

Hi folks... I'm Junebug and I hail from Wisconsin. I have just finished buying some additional necessities for a home brew set-up. I plan on starting my first batch either tomorrow or tuesday. I picked up ingredients from the Wine & Hop shop for "Badger Amber Ale". The sales person said...