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So, I just cleaned my first batch of bottles with oxiclean and rinsed well. There seems to be some white residue on some of the inside of the bottles. I'm guessing in the direction that they were laying. I've rinsed repeatedly to no effect. Has this happened to anyone else and will starsan take...

Made my first batch of this today and I'm excite to have it on hand in 1 month!! I followed this recipe exactly. Are there any other versions out there that have gotten rave reviews to consider for next time?

Deluxe brew kit will be about $150-180 depending on the options. I added a submersion chiller for about $60. I would also get a couple of extra primary fermenters. I got those at my local home brew store for about $14 per bucket. An extract kit to brew your first batch will be about 25-35. And...

Buy the deluxe brewing kit from northern brewer. It's basically just fermentation and bottling equipment. You will always need fermenters an a bucket, thermometer, hydrometer, etc. where you should make decisions is for the brew kettle. How much volume do you want to make? Do you want to do it...

Thanks. Are the packs somewhat inflated already? I'm not brewing any time soon.

Today I got my first liquid yeast in the mail. It was no longer cold and somewhat swollen. Feels like the smack pack is still whole inside. Is this ok?

Drinking some right now with a thin layer of brown sugar on the rim. It's fantastic! Easily the best pumpkin beer I've ever had. Wish I had a clone!

Thanks for the info! Do you guys use the oetiker clamps or just regular hose clamps? I'm not sure what the benefit of the oetiker is and they seem like a big hassle if I have to remove.

This is a general question about cost. I've priced everything out for a three tap keezer, and it seems it will cost about $700. That's with a cheap freezer off of Craig's list for 50. Anyone have tips to reduce cost?

Brewed 5 gal of pumpkin ale

Also, used 60 oz pumpkin instead of 30.

All finished up... Made a few slight changes due to taste preferences. Only 8oz honey, instead of 16. Added cinnamon, nutmeg, pie spice and 1tsp vanilla extract at flameout instead of during the boil. OG was 1.052 and pitched yeast around 76 deg.

Would you do it the same way again or add spices via spice tea in secondary?

Brewing tomorrow. Do you know what you gravities were?

Thanks! It's actually in a dark room (no windows and lights off). I just had the light on to siphon to the secondary and took the picture right after I finished.

Mine stuck at 1.02 as well.

Transferred to the secondary after gravity stabilized at 1.02, so that I can free up the primary for more brewing. The sample from the hydrometer tasted great, even this early and flat! Moral is the story is that I need more primaries!

Just ordered the ingredients for this. Excited to have it for this fall.

Awesome! I love checking on my beer. It's going to a long 7 wks!! I had a very vigorous fermentation going the first 24 hrs and it has slowed considerably since. I'm assuming this is normal?

One hell of a fermentation started while at work today! Glad I put the blow off hose on last night. Will I need to clean this at some point or will it be ok?