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So I got a green apple resiling kit from northern brewer. This is my first endeavor into wine making. It came with 2 bags of juice, neither were labeled and in one box. So I went by the instructions powered them into the bucket, topped off and pitched yeast. It turns out that when I was...

Yes IPAs have been around forever, but the trend is over hopped, dry hopped and hopped in the bottle to the max.

Thanks, airlock started bubbling every 30-60 seconds today went ahead and ordered another thing of yeast where its only 69 cents. Will keep an eye on it, thanks again for the input.

So I had a long bottling day and went a head with my first batch of wine. So after I had the must ready to go, turns out my digi thermometer bit the dust. I rehydrated the yeast in warm water, not to hot to the touch and the bucket felt room temperature. Pitched the yeast and moved the...

I've had homebrew and commercial ones I like. I've had some commercial ones that I didn't care for but liked all the homebrews.

The fad thing is referencing to IPAs that are brewed so hopped up that it takes your taste buds a little bit to cecouperate. I forget which one I tried, but I remember I couldn't taste my dinner after drinking one while waiting in a resteraunt. Second I live in WV, all about American...

How did they turn out if you don't mind me asking

There's several types and styles of beer I like just haven't found an IPA. Wanted to Make sure I wasn't missing anything or there's that one IPA I haven't tried that's right on instead of going to the trend of the Yellow Snow IPA Hoptimus Primes and the other extremely hopped beers.

Just trying to see what there is to like about them. I haven't bought any in 2 years. Can't really complain about them if you haven't really tried your farshare in my opinion.

Been contemplating on brewing an IPA for the summer. Just to see if I can brew a type of beer I dont care for and make it tastento my liking. Figured I would decide once I get my Saison off and running.

Maybe I'm missing something but I don't understand the IPA frenzy that's going around. At my local stores there's a ton of IPA's. I go looking for beer I haven't tried for inspiration and because I like to try new beers between homebrews, but it seems all anyone is making is new types of IPAs...

I got this yeast along with a Phat Tyre clone kit from NB. What a wicked fermentation I have going on. :rockin: Pitched last night (no starter) and saw some nice average/normal krausen this morning less than 12 hours. Packet took about 4-5 hours to swell fully. Came home from work and looks...

I've been looking at one step but now everyone says its not a sanitizer, but it was back in the day. So if I use that will I still get the same feedback?

Average is about a month longest is around 6. Depends on the type of beer and the season on how quick it gets consumed. The 6 month one was awhile back butt no issues come to mind.

This was mainly my point/ question. Everyone acts like you can't brew a good beer without using toxic sanitizer, but they say its OK in x dosage. How do you and theynknow its OK? I mean smoking doesn't kill you right away, just the long term effects is what gets you. Same with alcohol.