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The kit is supposed to be a Wicked strawberry blonde ale knockoff.

I just got my third kit and it came with some whole hops not pellet. It states two ways to use these hops. One way is the last few minutes of the boil. That's what I did for my second kit. The other is adding to the secondary for dry hopping. What are the advantages of adding them to the...

My first batch was a huge success it's been in bottles for two weeks and they taste great. A little sweet. I bottled my second batch today. I had to taste it. It tastes just like Sierra Nevada. It is a little too bitter for my liking. My third batch is going to be a cerveza, I think. Thanks...

I ready to start my second batch of brew. I have a kit that has all of the ingredients. The instructions in the kit say to sprinkle the contents of the yeast into the wert surface and stir well. The instuctions on the yeast packet say to suspend the yeast in 4 oz of warm water 86-92 degrees...

Your right, I am new to this. I just got my kit on this past Saturday. I think this is what I am going to do. My primary does have a spigot so I will pick another plastic primary with no spigot and use that from now on and use my primary with the spigot as a bottling bucket. Tell me if...

What does IPA mean? and just to make sure the five gallon glass carboy is too small to ferment in correct? Thanks for all the help.

What length of time in the plastic fermenter is too long? So this 5 gallon glass carboy that came with the kit is just extra $$$$$$? How long do you let the beer sit in the bottles? My instructions say 2-4 weeks.

OK then thanks. Maybe I will pick up another 6.5 gal platic bucket. Is there any advantage to glass over plastic?

So then I can start a second batch and use my glass carboy as my primary fermenter? My kit that I purchased came with a large plastic pail as the primary fermenter and the glass carboy as the secondary. I will let it sit for 4 weeks in the primary then. When I bottle it, how long should...

I am waiting on my first brew. It is in the primary fermenter right now. I have a secondary fermenter that is a glass carboy. My instructions say that after 1 week the wert should be transfered to the glass carboy. Why is this done? I am in florida so room temp is around 80. I have been...