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So far i've been boiling my caps for just 1 minute in a small pot, then leave them in the hot water until I am ready to use each one. They do soften up this way which I think helps the seal. Then after filling each bottle I place a cap loosely on top (being careful only to touch the caps by the...

I actually enjoy quite a few styles of beer but as you can see, i'm kinda hooked on the IPAs at the moment: Amnesia Copacetic IPA Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA Firestone Walker Nectar Ale IPA Lagunitas Lil Sumpin Sumpin Double Mountain IRA Oh...and there is a craft brewer in Japan who...

Thanks guys. Definitely good to hear! Letting the beer sit a few minutes makes sense, and I never thought about just pouring differently to change the carbonation. I did use corn sugar. Since I got a digital scale I just go by weight, rather than worry about the cup measurement...

I bottled my IPA last night (second batch), and I realized afterward that I didn't adjust my priming sugar to account for my smaller batch size. Doh! Due to some losses when racking and hop absorption, etc. I only ended up bottling about 4 gallons, and I used 4.7 ounces of priming sugar. Judging...

Also, if you can swing a 10 gal pot vs. the 8 gallon i would say go for it. I got the 8 gallon but was kind of surprised how close to the top 6.5 gallons comes to.

Thanks guys. The 21 days to finish was based on SG readings - the reading was higher on the 19th day but on the 20th and 21st days it read the same at 1.014. I guess I'll just bottle 'em up!

So, my 2nd batch is finally in the secondary dry hopping after taking a full 21 days for primary fermentation to finish. The OG was 1.066 and it took off fast but really slowed down later, taking an entire 3 weeks to stabilize at 1.014. Ferm temp was 68 degrees. This particular yeast was...

sorry noob here, but what does 1oz mash mean?

Yeah, I thought about doing that, but then I will kind of miss out on that 3rd week of bottle conditioning, right? My plan was to drink one every day or so and chill them all if it looks like they are starting to carb up too much. I am hoping they're already done though, since they've have been...

Tasted my first homebrew batch last night, it was the zeus citra IPA. The hop schedule was: 1 oz. Zeus (60 min.) 1 oz. Zeus (20 min.) .5 oz. Citra (15 min.) .5 oz. Citra (10 min.) .5 oz. Citra (5 min.) 1 oz. Citra (dry hop, 9 days) I am really happy with both the aroma and flavor. I tried a...

Found this link and just had to share... http://brewery.org/brewery/library/Per1861UK.html

Yeah, that does seem low on the IBUs. Hopefully Ben will check back and let us know...

Hey Ben, Wow, thank you so much for posting the actual recipe! I already brewed up the "guess" version, but now that I have the real one I'll have to try this again. In fact, I may just step up to all grain sooner than I planned, so I can try to do it some justice! You guys are really...

Yeah I am thinking of a kit for the next batch as my first 2 were just off the cuff creations that my LHBS helped me with. So the AHS kits include the detailed recipe and quantities for each ingredient? So you could make them again on your own without the kit?

:DTotally! 2 batches in and i am officially obsessed

I've got a batch in the secondary right now dry hopping with citra. This is my first batch ever though - its an IPA made using only zeus and citra hops. I'll be bottling in about a week...will let you know how it turns out.

Thanks guys, definitely good to hear. Spent all day today cleaning out the garage. Tomorrow is brew day #2 !:mug:

So, i am just starting out home brewing and I got a nice thick 8 gallon pot, doing extract brews to start with. My first batch was partial boil, next batch will be full boil. I am already thinking about moving up to all grain in the future, but I haven't really researched the equipment needs. It...

Thanks for the advice! Took an awesome tour of the HUB brewery today and they actually offered to hook me up with some of their ale yeast. I cant wait to brew this recipe! Cheers:mug:

Thanks for the suggestions! I think I will try that - moving more of the hops to flameout and dry hopping. I love the aromatics myself. And yes, it's liquid malt extract that I will be using. I would prefer to keep the final ABV near the target of 6.6, so maybe i should use less LME? I was also...