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I brewed the same Saison from NB with 3724 on 21 JUL. I came home from a business trip today and took a 1.034 reading. After doing some research, it seems that this strain is slow moving. Its still bubbling away after sitting at 80 degrees for 12 days. I'm going to let it do its thing for a...

I live in northern New York but this summer has been very hot. My place stays around 75-80 degrees during the day while I'm at work and have the A/C off. It gets to about 70 at night when I turn it on. I just brewed a Saison due to the yeast's tolerance of heat. Are there any other styles...

Haha! Great response! Yes, a 60 min boil should be a good show of force!

Thanks for the feedback, I've been away from this site for a while so I apologize for the delay in my response. I've upgraded to a larger flask. That should solve the problem.

My yard is currently covered in dandelions. While searching for a good chemical weapon to use against them, I came across a website for Dandelion Beer. I searched around and found one recipe that seemed pretty weak. Before I go out and conduct full spectrum combat operations against my...

Yeah, I have had good luck with extract kits. I think the problem here is freshness. I have no idea how long this was sitting on his shelf. From now on, its all mail order for me. I'll get all of my random stuff from him but the kits will come from FedEx.

No worries, I don't think you're a smart a** :) Thanks for the advice... And don't mention it, I love what I do.

I was feeling impatient and bought a Brown Ale kit from my LHBS 2 weeks ago. I didn't want to wait for mail order. It was a True Brew kit. They don't carry much in the way of beer kits, it's mainly a wine shop. The kit contained dry yeast. I did a yeast starter and followed the directions. My...

Intersting, hadn't heard that before. I've rehydrated before but I thought a starter would be the better route. Good info!

Yeah, I've done some research and that seems to be the way to go. Thats what I get for trying a cheap kit. I thought that I could overcome the dry yeast factor by doing a starter but oh well... It's still beer :)

That literally just happened to me! I don't have a stir plate so I swirl my flask. Just a little swirl game me an overflow. Ha ha, thats a good sign right?

I was feeling impatient and bought a Brown Ale kit from my LHBS 2 weeks ago. I didn't want to wait for mail order. It was a True Brew kit. They don't carry much in the way of beer kits, it's mainly a wine shop. The kit contained dry yeast. I did a yeast starter and followed the directions. My...

Great information! Thanks for all of your help!

Yeah, the stir plate is my next investment. With a 2L flask, what should I do to determine how much water/DME to use for each style?