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Thanks guys. I thought about that more, after some reading AFTER I'd posted- so, I apologize. I'm in the habit of storing up my veg from my garden, and you want to kill microbes. BUT, blanching hops will take their flavor away... no can do... Thx.

So, by "wet" hop, you mean freshly picked, right?

Does anyone blanch their hops first? Maybe remove any critters, blight, etc.?

Thanks all!

I bottled my brew this weekend, because I'll be out of town most of next week, and I had the time. The SG didn't get as low as I thought it might- @ 1.018 -1.020 it looked like, which isn't that low considering I think I started around 1.030-1.035 (I did it IN the bucket, and there were...

So, the kit I have came with 5 oz of very fine sugar. It looks a ton more than 2/3 C, but mathematically 5 is nearly 2/3 of 8 (8 oz = 1 C, right?) Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

@Kerin, gotta ask: is that a movie quote, the part about the cheap pasta maker? Goodfellas, maybe?

hgv???

Thanks Yooper... I think I have a temperature strip I can put on the outside of the fermenter. It might be best to mock up a meat probe device (I have one that has a 4' cable, so you can read the temp without opening the oven, or whatever container), routed through a gasketed hole in the...

The kit I bought off CL, but I went to Home Brew Heaven and bought a yeast from them. It was Nottingham Ale Yeast http://store.homebrewheaven.com/nottingham-ale-yeast---11-gram-pack-p557.aspx Since it's an ale, maybe I should bring it back in the house?

Ok so this is the kit I have- with wheat ale malt extract. I can't recall the yeast I purchased (the kit was missing that; again, bought it from someone on Craigslist that didn't use the kit, but smashed a 1/2 rack of bottles... bottles are easy!) Also, I used the cleaning solution (for all the...

Can I just say, this is a great group? Seriously! So many groups out there (for all sorts of topics) just trash the newbies... this has been pretty cool. I apologize- I still haven't posted the ingredients! But, I do have bubbling in my bubbler... not strong, but every few seconds, it rises...

Guys, THANKS! Yes, you're right- it must have been about 1.030, not 1.30... but it's not clear on the hydrometer that that is how you read it... IMHO, but that's neither here nor there. Lesson learned. So, it is possible I added too much water, as I couldn't find the line on the...

Hi all. I finally bought a kit (off of Craigslist), and decided to take the plunge on the first attempt yesterday. The kit had a wheat ale in it, and I'm all for that... Simple kit with hops pellets, two bags of malt extract, etc... I went through the checklist, made sure I had everything, and...