StrongBad42
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My first kit has not been much of a success so far. I got it at Midwest supplies. What are some other sites that people have had success at?
StrongBad42 said:My first kit has not been much of a success so far. I got it at Midwest supplies. What are some other sites that people have had success at?
StrongBad42 said:I got an Irish stout. It's still fermenting, but it just doesn't seem to be going well. After 11 days the gravity readings have gone from 1.05 to 1.03, and apparently the late hops addition in the directions is not such a good idea for stouts.
My first kit has not been much of a success so far
Can't say it's the kit but could be the process. What yeast? Did you aerate well? What temperature is it fermenting? Have you tried to rouse the yeast and possibly warm up the vessel? Did you make a starter or rehydrate the yeast?
StrongBad42 said:Muntons dry yeast (came with the kit). I dumped the wort between buckets about 6-7 times. Fermenting at 69-70 F. I don't know how to rouse yeast. I rehydrated the yeast.
AMonkey said:I have had good luck with Midwest. For your first beer maybe you shouldn't blame the kit. It takes awhile to get a good process down and know what to expect.
I think MW has great kits. I would chalk it up to part of the learning curveI have had good luck with Midwest. For your first beer maybe you shouldn't blame the kit. It takes awhile to get a good process down and know what to expect.
I ordered a NB catalog and its taking forever to get here (I'm in CT). If I order a kit from there how long do you think it will take to get here?
Hopefully not as long as the catalog is taking...
Pelican521 said:I ordered a NB catalog and its taking forever to get here (I'm in CT). If I order a kit from there how long do you think it will take to get here?
Hopefully not as long as the catalog is taking...
I ordered a NB catalog and its taking forever to get here (I'm in CT). If I order a kit from there how long do you think it will take to get here?
Hopefully not as long as the catalog is taking...
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