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So I'm sure we've all had the scenario where someone tastes a beer and say yours is better. Just yesterday I xfrd my Imperial stout from a primary fermenter to a secondary to bulk condition for 5-8 months. Of course I pulled some out to taste and it was already tasting pretty delicious. My...

Personally, I don't care for the higher temps. I like the 60-65 range much better. I've had better results. If the beer is carbed up, it really shouldn't matter though.

So i decided to design this 7x3 for an imperial stout that im currently fermenting. I know there are several places i can order blank labels, but is there anywhere I can have custom 7x3 labels printed? Ive checked everywhere! Any critiques on the label?

Looks ok to me but without looking at it personally, it's hard to tell. I've never head an infection (KNOCK ON WOOD) and there's been many screw ups on my part. At least from my experience, you have to really F UP to get an infection.

Exactly, remember beer is very resilient. A recipe is a suggested method. Sometimes screwing with it whether be on purpose or on accident will still (for the most part) turn out to be great. Remember, you made it!

Let it sit The best tip for any home brewer is PATIENCE! After the first 2-3 batches you'll learn that just letting it do its thing is the best thing you can do. I've had a few batches that seemed to stall and then pick back up.

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ingredients for this recipe include 6 lb. Dark liquid malt extract, 6 lb. Amber liquid malt extract, 8 oz. Chocolate Malt, 4 oz. Caramel 120L, 8 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains, 3 oz. Glacier and 1 oz. Willamette. Just finished this on 5-28-13 and started to ferment. Im fermenting it...

858+1 = 859 Brewing cider for swmbo. I hit the 2 week mark and decided to take a reading. I set the hydrometer in a glass cup first and the second I set it down, I heard it clack the tip. :smack:

Finally decided to brew a cider for SWMBO. Used a tweaked recipe of the Caramel Apple Hard Cider going around on the forum. ITs around the 2 week barrier and decided to take a gravity reading to see if it was ready to bottle. Well i always take a glass with me to taste what I pull out with...

Wow! I have no freaking idea! The only thing that would even come to mind, and again it could be completely false, is the fact that it was fresh squeezed cider. Is it possible that there were nutrients and other things the yeast fed off of because it was fresh? It's a bird, no its a plane, no...

Good luck!!! Definitely recommend good fermentation temperatures. I very important! My first beer from Midwest supplies (amber ale) had an off flavor I believe was from high fermentation temps. 2 others since have turned out very well since I have kept an eye on them. If the test tube is for the...

Decided to brew this as my first cider as well. Pu the it together on 4-11 and have been getting steady activity in the airlock ever since. Decided to go with the S-04 yeast instead of the Nottingham. Have it in my fermentation chamber sitting at 64 degrees.

Gulping down Dogfish Head's 90 min. Wonderful stuff right here!

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Thank you guys! Wow I'm thinking I was only going to get a few replies. I'm going to use different ones on everyone's pack. I would love to see the sayings keep going though. I'm having fun reading them! Keep me coming!!

Well I'm not really sure if the liquid is.. I made a son of fermentation chiller, so the box has been sitting at 65 for the whole 10 days now. I'm pretty sure the liquid is 65 if not very close.

Update: Almost 10 days in and I've had a pretty steady temp at 65 degrees. Just checked gravity and there was 2-3 inches of krausen. The gravity is sitting at 1.021, so just a little longer to go. My question (if someone is still reading this) being the initial signs of fermentation are...

My gift to my groomsmen on Sept 1, 2012 will be a custom pilsner glass and some of my homebrew that I have bottle conditioning that I specifically made for them. I bought 6 pack carriers that are white. I wanted to write something on them that would give them a chuckle or a laugh. Any ideas???

I'm debating wether to follow that recipe or just go with the kit.