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Yeah I definitely need to get my wort cooler for future batches. I'll look into the chillers. But the distilled water ice seems like a good idea. Quick question about water. How much do you guys generally have in the bucket, and have much do you have on the stove? I've been doing 4...

I'm taking everything into account guys. Thank you for the help. It's all a learning process. I'm not doing this outdoors on propane. It's all indoors on my stove. So boil-over is a no-no. I gotta invest in a nice, big pot. And from what you guys are saying, I definitely need to cool my wort...

I'm definitely keeping very accurate records. I want to make sure everything is accurate, so I can duplicate a batch if I really dig it. I don't know the temperature of the simmer during steeping. The guy at the store is really knowledgeable and just said to simmer it for about 20 minutes and...

Congrats man! When I tried my first brew a few weeks ago, it was a very satisfying experience. Glad it turned out well!

Well, the quest to make my super hoppy IPA continues. And based on the aroma I have going with this batch, I think I might have a winner! Did this one last night and WOW does my house still smell amazing! Nothing complicated here, but I just want to double-check my procedure with some of you...

Thanks for all the tips guys. I'm enjoying this batch! I'm pretty proud of myself for doing it, and they came out better than I anticipated. The next batch looms though... ;)

Not bad! As you may remember, I did it from a kit. It's an IPA. 1 week in a primary, no secondary, 2 weeks in bottles. First impressions though... WOW! GREAT HEAD! Very nice, cascading volcano effect. It certainly looks good! There is a layer of sediment in my bottles though. Is that...

Good call! I didn't even think of that. Thanks. DeathBrewer, when you say "better bottles" for my secondary, what do you mean exactly? I think I'm a little confused on the secondary fermentation process.

I bottled yesterday. :)

What's the best method for filling your hydrometer tube?

One of my absolute favorite beers ever. Thanks for this! I'm WAY too inexperienced to attempt just yet though. I just brewed my first batch last week.

Wow. Thank you all for the input! An IPA is actually what my first batch kit was supposed to be. It has a hop aroma, but it was all in the extract. I didn't do any additional hopping of my own. Do you guys usually use the liquid extracts or the dry? The whole secondary fermenter thing... how...

I forgot to take my initial gravity. My final gravity was around 1.010. A little high, by the book. But I'm going with the quick start directions, and they called for 7 days. Would waiting longer get it down into the 1.003 - 1.009 range? Bottling went smooth. A little monotonous, but that's...

Thank you guys for the quick response! And Ed, thank you for the Stone link! Stone is probably one of my top 3 breweries, if not the top, at the moment. RUINATION FTW!!! Well, my first kit was an IPA kit. So hopefully it doesn't disappoint. Thanks again guys.

Hey guys. I just got done brewing my first ever batch about 5 hours ago, and we have fermentation! Pretty cool feeling knowing I didn't screw up too badly (yet). But I do have some noob questions. I followed my kit's directions, which basically told me: -boil water -add extracts...

I wouldn't want to be in the Terminal at night, but I've been there plenty of times during the day for Brewfest and film shoots and stuff, and despite being gutted, it's an amazing experience to be in there. Makes me feel like I'm in Grand Central Station, or somewhere other than Buffalo. But...

Tokens?? Can't say I agree with that decision. But thanks for the info!

Thanks man! Looking forward to getting started. Has there been any word on Brewfest this year yet?

Quick question: how long does it take to brew your first batch? 3-4 hours or so?

Greetings everyone. I just saw this thread after posting my introduction. I too hail from the Queen City. :)