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Funny, I was thinking the opposite. I brewed first batch Saturday, and wanted to check SG (air lock quit bubbling). I went to pop the lid off the bucket fermenter I bought at Austin Homebrew supply, and like to have never got the damn lid off!! Seriously, it took me 3 screwdrivers to pop that...

Wow, I thought we had bad politicians where I grew up in La. That man is literally the least intelligent person I've ever heard speak.

Serendipity. I have been wondering if anyone brewed with wild yeast.

As I continue further in this hobby and in life in general, I'm discovering that I really do not have a refined palette at all. I'm not somebody who can detect "subtle top-notes" or am totally put off by "off flavors". Most beers I've had, I really enjoy. I proudly lived the "High Life" until...

I'd never heard of Yeungling before I went on a baseball trip to the east coast. While riding the Amtrack Acela from Boston to NY, me and 3 other guys drank every single Yeungling's they had in the drink car. The next night we cleared the Greenwich Village bar were at out of Yeungling's (I...

Do the cats need to be sanitized first?

I'm in a similar boat. My first batch went in the fermenter Sat. night. Since then, I can't stop myself from watching the airlock and sticking my nose over it to get a whiff of the gases that are released! Is there someone I can see about that compulsion?

Meh, their loss. Just means more for the proletariat.

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Thanks guys. You're probably right about inadequate mixing. I did add 2 1/4 gallons of water to the wort in the primary. A good lesson for next time.

Hi all, first post here (yay me). So Saturday I went to my local homebrew store (Austin Homebrew) and got my first homebrew kit and an Extract recipe kit to make a locally popular blonde ale (Real Ale Fireman's #4). I followed the instructions to the letter and so far am pleased that what I am...