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the recipe i used was the one in this post the LHBS didn't have any EK Goldings or White Labs WLP005, so on their suggestion, I substituted Perle (Pellets) and Wyeast 1028 London Ale. Otherwise, I followed the instructions as best as possible. Maintaining the steeping temp was a bit...

This past weekend, I brewed the BYO Murphy's clone extract recipe, found elsewhere in these forums. Fermentation is going wild, yet the color of the 5 gallons isn't as dark as I would have expected for a stout. It seems to be lighter than the brown ale in the secondary next to it. I nailed...

I've let it go overnight, and it's still sliding out, so I'm assuming it's pretty well dried. I've tried both stopper that came with my starter kit (even though they look identical) and they both pop out. What do you guys use to dry the inside of the carboy (which is glass)? just a fresh...

I racked to secondary yesterday, and the stopper on the secondary, over time, always seems to slip up and out. I had used StarSan to sanitize both the carboy and the stopper, so I'm sure this is the culprit...but does anyone know any tricks for getting them to stay in place properly? I...

I'll give this a shot. I'm not a big fan of buying water, but i'll grab a couple gallon jugs, and then refill with Brita-filtered water. I can't imagine anything could get contaminated, if I sanitize the jugs, fill and seal...

thanks for the tip, i'll have the check that out this weekend, as i see they have a trial period. although, my hesitation is that it would require buying extra hops in addition to that which comes in the kits. but i guess that's not really a big deal.

Hey guys, my first brew from yesterday went really well and is the primary bubbling away. But I had a question, related to partial boils, that I couldn't find an answer to in the forums as of yet. Living in Chicago, our water has a noticeable chlorine scent, so I am running everything through...