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welcome to the 1020 club.

Normally I have a few bottles more than 2 cases, which i open after a few days to a week to see how things are progressing. This time I came out with an even 48 bottles, so I didn't have any extra to test. I bottled on 11/1, and didn't open one until Thanksgiving day (which is what I...

i also wanted to see what was happening in that bucket, so instead of the lid I just covered with plastic wrap - ended up with a giant mushroom top of krausen, but luckily it never spilled over (thank god for surface tension). still, that time lapse was cool, thanks for sharing.

per the instructions, spice pack is added with the finishing hops 15 minutes prior to end of boil. I left mine in primary for 3 weeks (including pitching another packet of nottingham which didn't help), then racked to the carboy for another month before I finally decided it had been done...

i try to wait at least 2 weeks, but i've had some carbonate in 4 days and still taste good.

they do? hmmm, they must like you better than me, cuz i've been there a few times and they ain't never offered me anything to drink. Nice place though. I'm not into kegging, but at $16 why not? maybe i'll stop by tomorrow and pick a few up.

Thanks, AD&D actually (I'm not quite old enough to have participated in the original D&D). They've turned out fine, except for the RIS (and probably the Holiday Ale) which was too sweet because it pooped out at 1.020. Although, after the first batch, i started adding in more DME and/or...

I've used BB kits exclusively, and have yet to reach their stated O.G.'s

My Holiday Ale started out at ~1.074 when i brewed it on Sept 5th, and I just bottled it this past weekend - it ended at 1.020 with Nottingham and used 2lbs of various steeping grains and non-fermentables. I'd say that without a stepped fermentation or some other way to dry it out a bit...

That's encouraging. I haven't gotten one of their newly-packaged kits yet, but one of the later older ones i'd gotten had the new style of LME containers in it - plastic instead of a metal can. I didn't care for the plastic container - the lip around the edge makes getting all the malt out a...

80 degrees, eh? At that temp, i'm guessing that any kit (Mr. Beer or otherwise) would taste less than ideal.

i think it's awesome that you have a picture of your own post in your own post.

So far, I have used Brewer's Best kits exclusively (it's just what's available at the LBHS') and would say that I am very pleased with them so far. I've done the following kits: Classic English Pale Ale (so far all my friend's and family's favorite) Robust Porter Red Ale Russian Imperial...

bummer. but i wonder if 3 months is long enough?

very nice document. I think this may finally give me the confidence to start partial-mashing.

very cool! i was hoping to start growing my own hops this year, but never got around to it. please let us know how it turns out for you!

sorry for digging up such an old thread. I have the exact same issue with the exact same kit - a Brewer's Best Holiday Ale. Mine came with the standard Nottingham packet. I'm working on my 4th week in primary, and still at 1.020. I added another packet of Nottingham, and have been...

I've been wanting to get better head retention on my extract brews - so far all of them start out great, but the head fizzles away in about 5 minutes or less. Searching revealed that torrified wheat has been known to help, but try as I might, I could not find how I would go about actually...

Started my first mead in early june, and added nutrient well after the primary fermentation was pretty much done. It's still sitting in primary, so I can't really answer your question, however, afterwards i did some research (yes, i know, kinda backwards) and found that introducing too much...

I just went through this scenario myself - rehydrated yeast with water that was too hot and didn't know it until too late. i apparently broke my thermometer when i tried to make it a floating thermometer by pushing it through a cork - it gave false readings after that. more than two full...