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I tried that "Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale" a couple weeks ago, made by Pyramid if you check the bottle. It wasn't to shabby, I did like the Sam Adams Pumpkin Ale a little better. Kinda disappointing to hear about the DFH punkin getting such negative reviews, that was next on the list. I plan...

meh.. looks alright, id rather buy a used crony keg beer dispensing kit (minus the CO2) for about the same price. Granted that thing looks like it might fit in the fridge a little better.

Measuring the gravity of your beer will give you the best idea of where fermentation is at. It is common for it to stop bubbling after a couple days in some instances, but it doesn't mean its finished! Many people like to keep the beer in the primary up to (or longer than) a month. According...

I enjoy a fat tire from time to time, The Mothership Wit ain't to shabby either. BUT, their ranger IPA definitely takes the cake.

It is a "Brewcraft Extract", made by a brewing company in Portland, Oregon. Okay so knowing that they SHOULD be sugar free is a relief.

I have just bottled my second batch of beers today, but I am worried about the amount of sugar in the total batch. I added about 1 cup of dextrose to 1 cup of boiling water and then mixed with my beer in the bottling bucket. That part I am okay with because it worked perfectly with my last...

damn I got my hefe in the secondary right now, so maybe i should just rack mine too..:confused:

Sounds like a catch 22 for you, but you'll be ok! You don't want to get it too far above 75 either. There is a generic swamp cooler method where you can buy one of the large plastic moving bins from wal-mart fill it up with cool water and place frozen water bottles in the water with your...

How warm is it in your house? Can you place it in a closet somewhere where the temperature would be in the low 70's? I live in Vegas and my house is a constant 73 to 75 degrees because its hot as hell outside. I have fermented two ales and haven't needed a fridge yet. Was your OG on target...

This thread is so funny. I am only one 5 Gal. bottled brew in to the hobby, and I have flashes of many of these circumstances. Needless to say, my entire first batch is nearly gone (5 Bottles left) But it has been a worthy experience seeing as everyone has given me positive feedback so far and...

Beer Wars brings out a lot of disparaging facts about AB and IN-Bev that a lot of people don't know about. However, I can't avoid a great beer like Bass, Becks or Leffe. There are to many beers on the smaller level that are definitely worth the extra couple of bucks that I'd rather spend my...

In my opinion I like the Kits from http://www.midwestsupplies.com/homebrewing-equipment/equipment-kits.html . It includes at least two buckets (6.5 Gallons) which is better because you don't wanna bottle straight from your fermenting bucket. The only thing it doesn't include when comparing the...

UV rays cannot penetrate through most glass, learned that in physics back in high school :)

I own two of those 5 gallon water jugs from wal-mart with the handles. I strictly use them for holding purified water and nothing else. They are rated a "3" So that may be okay but like you said earlier the handle and the textured surfaces make it harder to clean and could be bad as far as...

Do you Have water Jugs? clean buckets? Bleach? If you can find an aquarium store they could also have supplies you could use. I don't know too much about India but you must have some things available to you. People have been doing it for centuries and I doubt all of them we super sanitary in...

I just received my Wyeast 1010 American Wheat packet in the mail the other day. I smacked it about 20 times just to make sure the bag had popped and shook the crap out of it. It has been a little over 24 hours and the pack seems slightly inflated, not nearly as swollen as it should be. It...

Great Program! I Love the labels so far. I don't know if anybody else has had trouble printing the labels that come with six on the page. My printer refuses to print the square labels with the ed hardy Gothic style text on them going in a diagonal direction and the faded repeated print in the...

I Just wanted to put this video out there for anyone who is brewing for the first time. I have watched it numerous times and it has helped me brew my first batch with perfection (so far anyway). It was way more helpful than the video included with my kit. Happy Brewing...

They should stick with the upside-down tomato gardens.

Freeze gallons of purified water in plastic gallon jugs/cartons, cut open jugs, dump ice blocks in fermenting bucket, pour wort over ice. Bang! Glass wouldn't work in this instance of course. I need to buy purified (UV sterilized) water anyway because our water quality in Vegas sucks. So, its...