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Alright Guys. Me and my buddy have done 6 extract batches so far. the first was was bad then the last 5 have been good. We have done an EPA,IPA,Black IPA, GumballHead clone, and Pumpkin Ale All of the beer has been extract kits. Either Brewers best or from my LHBS. We have used smack pack...

Alright. Me and my buddy have brewed and bottled our 5th batch of beer. They have progressively gotten better. But this time when we brewed we wrote down Every step(we usually write down the process. Just not this detailed) and any questions we had while we were brewing and decided to ask this...

Thanks "woozy" for taking the time to answer my questions

Alright.. Well I have my second batch in the Fermentor right now.. My first Batch didn't come out very well. Definitely made beer but wasn't too tasty. So I got some help from you fine people and the 2nd batch brewing process went alot smoother I felt. Hoping this one tastes alittle better...

Ok this might sound like a dumb question. But what is the typical temp you want to hit for doing a 60 min boil. Obviously water only Boils at 212 degrees. But the last batch I made I was able to keep a slow roiling boil and the water was only in the 160-170 range. So should I shoot for 212 the...

Is this what i need http://www.bargainfittings.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=46&product_id=91 Do you do anything(like a screen) to prevent sludge from coming out the value? Also I will try the 1 temp range for 7 days and step it up to a higher temp next time a brew and see how that...

I definitely steeped the speciality grains at 150-160 degrees. I am not well versed in making my own starters.. How is this done? Also I will wait 2 more weeks and try it out.. My bottles have been sitting in a room with a temperature of 62 degrees. I moved them to a room that is 70 so...

The Yeast I used was Dry Yeast: Danstar windsor Ale Fementation Temp was 64-68

So this is the kit I choose to do for my first batch of beer. http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/WhiteHouseHoneyAle.pdf Well its been 4 weeks and we tried it yesterday.. it smells like beer but has the slight taste of killians irish red or just flavored water.. So I def...

This might need to be in the Sanitation forum but wasn't 100% sure so since this will be my first time brewing I decided to post here. Is there a easy checklist for brewing sanitation somewhere. What I am wondering is what product to use on what. I have Oxyclean and Starsan. Are those...

I am ordering all my brewing equipment today.. Already read How to Brew and feel like i am ready for my first batch.. Decided I should add a ingredients kit to my order and this one looked tasty. I will be brewing with my friend and I just wasn't sure if you all thought this recipe was too much...

I forgot to include I also have

1. 6.5 Gallon Glass carboy 2. Small universal Bung-Drilled 3. 3 Ft blow off tube 4.Was (6.5 Gallon Bottling Bucket with Spigot) NOW = 7.9 Gallon Plastic fermenter with lid 5. WAS (Drilled Plastic Lid for bottling bucket) NOW = 3 piece Air lock 6. WAS (1/2" bottle Filler(15" length)) NOW=...

The only reason I was getting a bottling bucket is so I didn't have to siphon twice.. As I would siphon from the carboy into bottling bucket. The auto siphon would keep the turb out of my beer and then the bottling bucket would have my priming sugar in the bucket and then I would bottle from...

What would the funnel with strainer be used for? And is a plastic or metal(stainless steel) strainer better?

If u check my original post you will see the last item on the list is a brew hauler! But I will take the PBW off anyway and get me some oxyclean at the store! Thanks

Alright, So i have Read John Palmer's book and am ready to get into brewing my First Extract batch. I have a budget of 250$ to get started and have done some research and price matching and think i will buy my supplies from Midwest. This is what i have in my cart. 1. 6.5 Gallon Glass...

Thanks for the recipe.. I'll check out what supplies I can get. I still have a week or two till I brew so I'f anyone else has a gumballhead recipe they like feel free to post! Thanks

So anyone have suggestions on a pump that would work best here? Or are all pumps basically the same.?

So basically what i am getting from this is i need to waste water till it gets down to 120 then i can use the cooler/pump/ice to recalculate the water and not waste it? Am i correct Or should i still save the hot water in another bucket or cooler to use for cleaning or making ice bags or...