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Welcome from Wilmington!

Phew! It's bubbling like crazy now. Just had to make a blow off valve it was going so much. I felt better after reading some other threads and learning this is a rather common thing. Can't wait to get it kegged now :tank: Thanks guys!

I made a limey pale ale yesterday and the airlock has yet to start bubbling after 24 hours. The last few ales I've made started bubbling very quickly after putting the yeast in. This batch does not have the foam my other batches had either. I did everything the same as the last few, let the wort...

That did the trick! Thanks for easing my beginner mind:smack:

It still smells ok and I used starsan for everything that touched the opening.

I'm currently fermenting an IPA and after the first day I noticed there was foam coming out of the airlock. I quickly made a make shift blowoff value and put it on. After about 6 days I put the airlock back on. Its day 9 and the sludge at the bottom has accumulated, but I notice there appears to...

Eastern NC, I'm looking to order enough hops and grains for several batches of 5 gals at a time. Also, how long will these ingredients last before expiring if stored properly?

Just started brewing and its been a blast! I'm tired of paying these high prices for ingredients at my local brew shop though.. I was wondering if anyone can recommend some websites to order ingredients cheaper? Considering growing my own hops too, so any insight on that would be helpful as...