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Fluorescents won't give off much heat. I haven't even bottled my first batch yet, so I don't have much to offer, but I'd use a barrier or find another method,

Thanks fellas! Definitely hitting up the LHBS in a couple of weeks for some hops!

Hey guys! I brewed my third batch last night (still haven't gotten to try the first one dang it! This patience thing is hard!) It's a clone of Pike's Pale Ale from Midwest Supplies. Recipe is: 6 lb. gold malt extract 2 lb. Amber DME 8 oz. Munich malt 8 oz. Carapils malt 1 lb...

Yeah, Brew Dog's new Tactical Nuclear Penguin recently set the record for the highest ABV at 32%. http://www.asylum.co.uk/2009/11/27/worlds-strongest-beer-and-its-competitiors/ "The incredible strength was attained when the beer, which started life as a 10 percent imperial stout, was aged...

Thanks again guyS. Revvy, that post is BEGGING for a sticky....

Thanks guys. Thinking too far ahead here, but if I'm going to rack straight from the primary to the bottling bucket, how long do I need to let the primary sit after moving it? My brew op has been relegated to the rarely used guest bathroom by SWMBO and I'll need to move it to my bar downstairs...

Thanks Revvy. I'm kicking myself for not listing that as an option. I was sure I'd be hearing it! I guess I've just been a little obsessed with clarity and keeping as much sediment out of the bottles as possible, but that's probably me being silly. I'd much rather have better beer. Well...

Hey guys. I'm planning to rack my first batch to secondary on Monday. I realized now that I may have screwed the pooch. I used a 5gal carboy for my primary and the secondary is 6 gallons. Obviously I switched the two. I've heard that minimizing head space in the secondary is important and...

Shoot. I didn't realize that it took longer to bottle condition. Now that I reread EdWort's recipe it does say "at least 6 weeks" at the top and down in the narrative says after at least 4 weeks it's ok to bottle but I missed the first part. I guess he meant bottle it for after 4 weeks but...

I'll be the first to admit that I jump into things quickly. Sometimes too quickly, but the brew bug bit, sank it's fangs in good and I'm completely smitten! It's been a whopping 4 days since I boiled my first wort. After reading all the rave reviews of EdWort's apfelwein I decides I had to...

Ha, thanks jezter. I've been thinking about that quite a bit. I've got the recipe kit for Pike's IPA chilling in my wine cellar with the yeast in the fridge and can't wait to get that into the primary. I'm debating whether to pick up another carboy from the LHBS on my way home to get some...

Thanks for all the responses guys. This was a panicked first post that got a little tied up waiting for moderator approval. I went ahead and only pitched the White Labs (no starter, but will make one next time) and it was bubbling nicely by hour 14 and by hour 30 or so had a nice 2" thick...

Thanks for all the tips guys. I decided to wait and see how it went with the White Labs before messing with anything. Sure enough abouth 14 hrs after the boil I had bubbles-o-plenty leaving the blow off and by the next morning I had a nice 2" layer of krausen across the top. The krausen has...

Thanks for the welcome! Yeah, we've got a few excellent breweries in SD. Stone, Karl Strauss, Ballast Point, Coronado Brewing Co. Even Oggi's, a local pizza/brewery place has some great beer (try their Left Coast Hop Juice next time you're out).

LOL! I used to go to a restaurant in Tijuana where the owner made teqila in the bathtub. Some of the smoothest tequila I've had. Not quite Patron but better than most!!! :D

Heh, no, no, no. I've been lurking around the forums for a couple of weeks now and feel like I got the first brew done pretty well with the exception of not having a starter for the yeast. I was just confused by the fact they sent me two different yeasts. I guess they were giving me an...

Hey guys! I brewed my first batch, a Nut Brown Ale from Brew Organic, last night. Oddly they included 2 yeasts in the kit, a liquid White Labs English Ale Yeast and a packet of Safale S-05 Ale Yeast as well. I wasn't sure what to do with both packages of yeast, so I only pitched the White...

Hey guys, Just wanted to say awesome site! I've lurked for a few weeks and brewed my first batch (Brew Organic's Nut Brown Ale) last night. It's sitting in the bathtub in my rarely used guest bathroom which seems to have the most consistent temperature in the house at this time of year...

Hey guys, I've been lurking on this (great) site for a few weeks now. I'm just about to start boiling the wort for my first homebrew (have everything on the kitchen counter) and am already confused. I ordered the Easy Brew Nut Brow Ale from breworganic.com...