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Thanks -- I think I may do that. I'll need to figure out why I'm making them so light though... I just left it there overnight so I could leave the tube in while it was fermenting vigorously. I just transferred it to a dark closet. But yeah, except for a CFL bulb overhead that has a...

Thanks. I figure I could get a couple of cups in if it would help.

I'm on my fourth brew with Mini Monster 1 gallon kits, and all have been consistently weak. This one, a Mini Monster America Wheat, at an OG of 1.030 (brewed yesterday) is typical. Fermenting was vigorous for the first 20 hours or so and has quieted-down now. One thing I'm probably doing...

Great stuff, guys, thanks a lot. Since I have a three-pack now of all-grain recipes, I guess I'm all-in for at least the next few tries. But: Thanks! Barely, though: After the first, I wasn't so sure, but I decided that since I brewed it, I was going to drink every damn last one, no matter...

Well, maybe *I'm* confused. I bought this: http://monsterbrew.com/Prod_MiniMonsterBookshelfBrewery-AmberAle.cfm It does say "all grain", but I guess I was thinking that's a marketing gloss-over, since all grain is more difficult -- I thought it had more steps? I suppose I should read this...

Thanks guys. I did let the bottles condition for 2 weeks before refrigerating and drinking, but now that you mention it, the last bottles I drank seemed a bit better than the first. Not sure if they still condition more when refrigerated though. Regarding water, I read in "How To Brew" that...

So, I'm late coming back to this, but.... The beer tasted like Amber Alka-Seltzer. It was very weak and perhaps a bit over-carbonated. I bought a hygrometer and measured 1.014, but since I hadn't measured it before fermenting, I'm not sure if that has any value. I attached a couple of...

Thanks!

Awesome answers, thanks very much!

Hi! I brewed a batch of Mini Monster 1 gallon Amber Ale on Tuesday, 12/9. I have a few questions about how it went, but most important is the fermentation time (tl;dr: key questions highlighted): The header in the instructions says 7-10 days, then in the actual instructions say 2 weeks...

Hi! I'm a complete newbie to homebrewing and have a Mini Monster Amber Ale in primary fermentation. I have some questions about it, so here I am... Amazingly huge site here. I'm a moderator on a pretty successful science site, but this place dwarfs it.