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Update: 1 full week from the day of homebrew (that is 7 full days :D), and the airlock is chugging and burping away wonderfully. Nearly every 3 seconds is a new yeast fart (mmmmmmm C02). The aroma is incredible; the hops are quite fragrant. I am usually a hop fiend and prefer IPAs, but...

It was/is a 5Gal batch. Thanks, I will either make a starter or double up on the smack pack next go. I made sure to aerate the wort quite well pre-pitch, but the directions indicated just pitching the yeast on top of the wort should be sufficient. In the future, should I aerate a second time...

Greetings, I recently brewed a Rogue Shakespeare Stout Kit using Pacman yeast. The boil and all went smoothly, no problems noted. Our OG sat directly at 9%. I am used to a certain lag before the yeasties start going to town, but this round of home brew (or waiting rather) certainly set...

I work at a local wine/liquor store (named Spirit World for the curious). I consider myself an avid beer connoisseur among other things. I have drank MANY Yeti's and own nearly a dozen bourbons. I have yet to find an overly bourbon forward flavor from either the Oak Aged Yeti or the Oak Aged...

Best of luck with that! I bet that will smell pretty tastey, unfortunately from what I read, the process of dry hopping is suppose to only effect the nose mostly. Dry hopping shouldn't add any bitterness (at least that is what I have been told and have read). I will be dry hopping a Pale...

Spiders get thirsty too... apparently!

Good ol' buyers remorse. I bought the True Brew IPA kit after the finding out it had oak chips. Oak chips sounded very intriguing. After reading a few reviews about this kit, I decided I would like to make this a bit more beefy IPA. I feel I go beyond the description "hop-head" to the next...

I have been nose deep in the forums and various online sources for the last few months since starting this hobby. I have read a great deal about the primary vs secondary debate. Full Primary Pros: -Simple (less cleanup) -Reduces the risk of Oxidation -No noticeable flavor change from...

To the OP, what yeast did you end up using in the recipe?

I kinda like the "idea" of this... Kodak moment anyone? In all seriousness, I think a turkey baster with do the trick, thanks for the quick responses. :mug:

I did once.. I found a half drank MGD hiding out with some little white and green floaters! So much for domestic preservatives. I created penicillin with bad beer, it's a miracle!! :drunk:

My second batch (Pale Ale) is nearing the end of its primary stage in a glass carboy. Something I never did think about was how do I get a sample out for tasting. Common sense tells me that dumping some out would be not good since I won't want to disturb the trub or bring any unnecessary...

Any way of making a Mojo Risin clone... or Dojo Risin rather =D

I am new at this, but I have drank a good bit of beer and I work at a wine store (we sell beer and more too!). Beers along the lines of Duvel that have been bottle conditioned look as if they have a caked layer of yeast that has been sitting there a good while. Even though the beer is bottle...

The golden hops were included in the kit, but only bittering hops are provided since most kits assume you do not own a carboy for dry-hopping. I will have to buy hops anyway, might as well be whole hops? Right? I was under the impression pellets don't deliver as much flavor. Would it be...