Recent content by Darkenor

Granted, my first batch is still fermenting in my cold closet, but I have a hankering to start considering my next brew with the lessons learned from the first one! Does anybody have a good recipe to follow for a second brew? I'm a big fan of IPAs, the hoppier and more more alcoholic the...

Thanks for the tip on the OG. I'm going to top it off right now. I'm really trustful of kits like that - I bet it's me that had the problem.

Good advice on the spray bottle! I bet that helps a lot. And ya, a dry run would have probably been a good idea. Hm - on the water, I stirred it pretty hard. Do you have to stir it like *really* vigorously? That didn't seem natural.

Why is there always a ****** like you on every forum? I was sharing the experience for other newbs so they'd know what they're in for.

Hah, that's awesome. :) And good advice. I'm going to try that next time.

This is probably going to come off a lot more like a blog post than a forum post, but I thought I'd post my woes here and get some feedback. Things I wish I'd known: 1. Brewing takes for-freaking-ever. I started at 3PM today and didn't get finished until 9:30PM tonight, when you count the...