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I bottled my second batch today. It was a WCPA with honey and ginger. It fermented about two and a half weeks. I sampled it as I bottled and it was good. Flat, obviously, but you could taste the saaz hops, honey, and ginger. The honey gave it a dry finish and I think it's going to be a good...

My super-fermenting second batch ended up overflowing and coming out the side vent of the keg a couple of times. No big deal other than losing a little beer and having to clean the krausen (dried to a paste) off the side of the fermenter. I'm set to bottle the first batch tomorrow so I'm...

Thanks for the quick answers. That was what I was thinking, but just need reassurance. It's very interesting how the two batches are behaving so differently.

I just brewed my second batch in Mr Beer last night. My first batch was a Blonde Ale with just the booster and included Mr Beer yeast. Within about 12 hours, I had about an 1/8" of krausen that stayed for several days. It's been 12 days and I still have a slight foamy looking head on the...

Do you guys stir the wort mixture in the keg after you add the yeast? Some suggest yes and some no. I started my yeast in a cup of warm water for about 20 minutes and got it active before pouring the cup into the wort. I didn't stir it in. Within 12 hours, I have about an 1/8th of an inch of...

Doh. I knew that. Thanks for the answer, maybe the bottles I have been sampling tonight helped me forget. :mug:

After reading the entire thread a couple of times, I began my homebrew journey tonight with my first basic Mr. Beer batch. I made a simple HME + booster mix following some of the tips from this thread and a couple of other places. :ban: I have a second kit that I plan to do a HME +UME brew...