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Ya I'm starting a panic button hefeweizen in a week or so...so they'll both be ready at virtually the same time but ill be able to constantly have panic button if I like it (keep it on a monthly continual) and have a 6-week rotator as well. Sounds ideal to me.

Ya there's all these rules about 3 weeks primary an 3 weeks bottles. I made one happen, bottles didn't stand a chance. The glass came from a drunk night at a bar, that's all I can say about that. I wish it weren't the case because now I want more but there's only one way to get the matching...

Oh I know. I just HAD to try one

So my first brew has only been carbing in bottles for a week now and I decided to be that guy tonight and open one just to see....oh my gosh it was amazing! Can't wait for it to get further along.

Why thank you. Just trying to avoid ANY issues. If it seems sketchy....yknow!? All that aside....time to bottle!!!!

I'm about to bottle my first batch. I've had my bottles soaking in starsan and am moving them to the drying tree just prior to filling. The starsan is leaving tons of bubbles in the bottles...they aren't really going away. Do they make a difference? If so how the heck do I make em go away? If...

Holy crap! Just found my next brew that sounds amazing. I'm a wheat freak, hefes especially

I'm liking it. Going out in style might be my favorite so far honestly. A lot of people are saying "they're not punk anymore" I'm over that crap, I love the Murphy's, dudes are in their 40's now...they're not gonna play straight up street punk forever.

I love 311. On topic: I listen to tons of country and bluegrass while brewing. And even more dropkick murphys.

Yes.

Ya that's where I'm a bit stuck, sometimes my search function works, sometimes it doesn't so I just settled for posting a new thread.

A few years ago a friend gave me a red bull cooler, the upright "can" style like you'd find in a gas station. I'm thinking about removing the cooling fans and using them to build a fermentation chamber. Has anyone here ever done that? Does anyone have advice on it? Also, I'm looking at using a...

Thanks to both of you. Mainly wanted to make sure i was staying on the right track. I'll try the light pressure on the lid and see what's up but I certainly don't want to upset my yeast. And I absolutely plan to use that thief sample to taste it! I'm almost looking forward to that more than...

Day 6 of fermentation. I am being patient. I am NOT freaking out. But after several days of awesome bubbling in the airlock, it tapered off and I now have no activity. So I've worked out a few things. 1) It's only been 6 days, no way fermentation is done. 2) I am closing in on day 10, when i...

This exactly. I'm considerably more concerned with creating a great tasting, enjoyable beer than something that may have off flavors and a terrible mouthfeel but has super high ABV. Fortunately my friends all agree, so I don't need to impress them on any level other than fashioning a wonderful beer.

I've been quite pleased with bells general store (bellsbeer.com) on both available deals and shipping times.

I broke the don't panic rule today. But was quickly comforted and am now looking forward yet again to what I believe will be a great first batch. I think I'm going to print off "RDWHAHB" and hang it above my brew station.

It was a BB Weizenbier extract kit. I boiled 2.5g of water for the wort, then added the other (roughly) 2g when it went to fermentation. I watched the gravity and stopped adding water when it hit 1.047 ( rec'd OG of 1.047 - 1.051 if I remember right - I don't have the paper nearby atm) I wound...

Fair enough. Thank you. I'm going to print and frame a poster that says "A $27.00 learning experience is still better than a $28.00 one." I have learned so much on this first batch, and taken loads of notes...

I'm on day 4 of fermentation and just realized I didn't correct my OG for temp...can I still add water or is it too late?