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JR_Brewer, that is probably what happened, I neglected to check the amount of wort until after I took a sample. I lit up the fermenter with a flashlight to see where the liquid level was but I bet it still had foam from the aeration. Thank you very much! :mug: GrogNerd, thank you for that...

The mesh bag is a simple idea! I can't believe I didn't think of that, thanks flars !

Thanks for the quick replies everyone! I put the cold water in to help chill, then I stirred for about ten minutes until it hit pitching temp. then I poured it in the fermenter, added yeast and aerated for another 10 minutes and finally took a sample. Is that not enough time to mix the water...

So I decided to brew an Irish Red Ale as my sixth brew. It is still an extract beer and the recipe was copied almost verbatim from Brewing Classic Styles book. 6.5 lb of Amber DME (they did not have English Pale so we adjusted the weight for DME) 6 oz of c-40 6 oz of c-120 6 oz of Roasted...

Awesome giveaway! I am in!

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I am in! Thanks Spike and HBT!!!

Update: The home supply store charged for the yeast but did not include it... oops! haha

I am originally from Hartville Ohio and to be honest I miss it! Much better than south florida. I was listening to a podcast from the Brewing network site and Jamil was talking to Chris White (founder of White labs) and Chris said that he prefers starting with foil until the fermentation gets...

Ok Thanks everyone for the advice I will drop by home depot and check out the nylon bags! Cheers!

I went out yesterday and spent 4 hours at the local homebrew supply store/ brewery soaking up information about brewing and trying some interesting brews (one was a scotch ale mixed with mead, very interesting) and I bought everything I needed for my milk stout (extract). Well everything except...

As long as you sanitized thoroughly you should be fine. Higher gravity beers tend to have a more intense ferment. Just make sure that your temp is not too high (below 70)

I am making a shandy as well and i was wondering what you did and how it turned out. I saw many different takes on the method for a shandy, pour half lemonade half beer, add country time to the beer during bottling, or just add lemon flavor during bottling and add a simple syrup to your glass...

Thanks everyone for your replies! I enjoy the comradary we have on this site! I will definitely look into a small fridge for my up coming brews! Thanks again!