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Well, I did it. I successfully brewed my first batch of beer. I work for a distributorship and Sam Adam's sponsors a homebrewing contest. Long story short, I got tabbed on brewing the beer and it was going to be sent to the semi-finals judging between Louisiana and Mississippi. I didn't really...

Thanks for the help! I ordered some more priming sugar off the internet, but if I doesn't get in by the 19th, I suppose I'll go buy some corn sugar. I know 5oz is the ideal ammount, but about how much water should I use to dissolve the 5oz of sugar??

i started on the 9th. The samples need to be in the reps hand by the 27th. The tasting part of the competition takes place on June 2nd.

so if the samples need to be in their hands by the 27th, the latest I should bottle is the 23rd??

It was a kit. I work for a beer distributing company and it's a contest put on by Sam Adam's. Of course, the kit wasn't put into my hands until last week and they want the sample bottles in their hands by the 27th, so i'm working on a small window here. It sucks, I know... I used all 5oz of the...

After 3days of getting the same reading on my hydrometer (1.020) I decided to siphon my Amber ale into the secondary fermenter. Now, I made the mistake of adding my priming sugars into my primary fermenter (I'm a rookie haha) and I read that it would increase the alcohol content in the end. I...

Who knew homebrewing could be so nerve racking...haha. Thanks guys...any preference on what priming sugar to use? Any specific brand y'all are loyal to?

Allow me to explain, then we can all point and laugh at me. I was brewing my own Amber, and followed the instructions from a guy at work who brewed his own beer a few months ago. To make a long story short, I must have misunderstood him and added the priming sugar BEFORE i put it in the...

Thank you both for the speedy response and help! Very useful information!

On monday night, I was presented with the chance to make a home brew. Long story short, I work for a beer distributorship, and whoever has the best brew gets a fancy little prize. Anyway, I started on Monday night, followed the instructions (Amber ale) and my starting gravity (SG) measured...