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We did a high IBU IIPA last weekend (95 IBU roughly), extract with grains, and didn't aerate just poured the wort into pre-chilled water for aeration, and pitched a nicely smacked pack of pacman on top. I think the OG was 1.072 if I remember right No problems at all.

Easy answer : RDWHAHB :) However (and realize, I'm pretty much a neophyte, but have read anything I can get my hands on and this forum religiously nearly every day), next time, make sure the wort is cooler than 80 degrees. Second, I'd bring the fermenter back upstairs or to a warmer place...

Austin claims it's the lowest price in America, FWIW. Buford has some sweet rails on his kegerator, I'm sure he could be some help. I think he posted some pics of his. EDIT Pics of his setup : http://community.livejournal.com/homebrewing/413981.html

You're not really "fermenting" in a secondary... it's more for clarifying. With a hefe, clarity isn't much of an issue, but how "vanilla-y" you want it to be should determine how long you leave it in the secondary.

search 4912 and tower... plenty of reading material there

Figured as much... thanks bird :)

Three Oxygen tanks for $99. I know nothing about these tanks at the moment, but can tanks be used for other gasses? In other words, can an O2 tank be used for CO2?

Yup... you want it to smell, AND taste hoppy :mug:

If not drunk, well buzzed. Might actually be brewing tonight, if I can get my sh!t together. Otherwise we'll brew tomorrow and drink plenty tonight :)

not to mention the free snow bank wort chillers! :D

that's kind of what I was figuring... and ESPECIALLY for the irish red LOL :D

And I got one of the dents out of it this morning. :ban:

Nothing else? Not even BMC or the ability to make a trip to the nearest store? I guess it would depend on how green. Two weeks bottle conditioned, I say yes. One week.. I dunno.

Greetings all... Should I use a blowoff on this IIPA that I'm starting either tonight or tomorrow? Reason I'm asking is because I'm using Pacman yeast. Will do primary fermentation in a 6.5 gallon bucket then rack to a 5 gal BB in a week or two. Recipe is as follows : 2 pounds extra...

RDWHAHB! It's harder to screw up than you think. And rehydrating would be a great idea, though we pitched our dry yeast straight onto the wort of our first beer and had no problems. Have fun!

We're brewing my Independence IPA tomorrow since we have plans on Sunday. Recipe is as follows : 2 pounds extra light DME 6.6 pounds pale LME 2 pounds Crystal Malt 20L 1 pound Munich Malt 10L 2 ounces Summit hops (60 mins) 1.5 ounces Simcoe hops (45 mins) 1.5 ounces Centennial hops...

Kudos to you for reading and learning first. That's the absolute best thing you can do, plus it saves you from the ire of the EAC's around here ;) and you won't be posting panic stricken questions about this or that. Kits are probably the best way to start. Visit your LHBS or some of the...

I got a slightly dented 5 gallon Better Bottle from my LHBS today for $15 :)

Picked up probably one of the last two packages of Pacman in Illinois today at my LHBS. The shop keeper said he was probably going to buy the last one before he goes home. I'm using mine on my IIPA this weekend. I'd harvested (I think) my Irish Ale yeast from our porter we made two weeks ago...

Lots of fun... but fun doesn't pay the bills!