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I think rushing it was the problem. Typically you need 7+ days for fermentation to complete, then a secondary if you choose. Most here seem to think a 21 day in primary is best without a secondary. I would suggest trying it all on your own and use that as a gauge from there. use that "ubrew"...

(I don't have a water problem but here's my order) I went with a turkey fryer First and a chiller second. Then a mash tun then kegging then oxygen and the latest was a refractometer. You can always add secondarys in when you need. There's cheap alternatives Like a homer bucket. The...

about how to get started, you need members. the best thing is talk to your LHBS and ask if you can put a flyer up someplace. Ask if they would be interested in some form of a discount. The club i'm in i get 10% my LHBS. not just my club. other clubs get 10% off there also. so you charge like...

Just ordered this exact one last week. it was here in 3 or 4 days. Sturdy feeling and i feel for $30 it's more than what i will need. I will put it to test on my next batch. But i am very happy with it so far.

actually consuming 5 gallons of beer isn't that much and I bet more people who aren't alcoholics drink 5 gallons in a week. Maybe not every week. But its like like its hard to drink 5 gallons. That's 7 beers a day. yes that's a lot if you did it every day/week. Hell under the legal limit...

You hit the head on the nail with this one... If someone has a large variety they CAN'T be an alcholic... Its the guy who brews with no beer in the house to worry about.haha

I share more than I enjoy myself. I enjoy sharing it and helping others realize there's more than budwiser out there.

I just bought a refractometer for $28 on Ebay they are a bit more durable. Might wann go that route. Less of. Sample is what sold me.

Thanks for the clarification everyone.

thanks Rev. You also answered a few other questions I had with the reply. 1 more for ya. what's the ratio of harvested yeast from microbrew bottles compared to purchased yeast? So do you use you harvested yeast (from bottle)just once in. while. Or do you usually purchase yeast and harvest...

Ok I've read a lot and watched some nice youtube videos. And I understand how and why you would grow yeast from a microbrew bottle. (sorry forgot what the technical term is... Cloning... Stealing yeast?) Anyway my question. Is how often do you brewers use this technique? It seems easy...

Ok thanks. I wanted to verify I wasn't just thowing propane into the air.

Thanks a PPM! All other values were Like 1 or 2. Then I seen a 75 and I was like wtf.

Anyone have an idea on this one? Thanks again

soo... You are paying ruffly $10 a beer right now... That not bad for a good beer. (gotta justify it ya know)

with the age of it, swapping would prolly be the best. then you get a newer one.

http://www.ycua.org/DWSDLabReports/DWSDWaterAnalysis08-11-09(SWPlant).pdf Got everything filled out from the site posted above by someone here,(can't find the tread) Bi-Carbonate Alkalinity mg/L 86 75 the last thing i need to fill into...

yeah the guy was going to retest mine but he said it was in good shape and wasn't that far past the expired date. so he didn't charge to retest. he just swapped me a new one.

no kidding... I feel like a scene from the old movie "The Jerk". a oxygen set up.. Nothing else... And and this refractmeter... Nothing else... and foodsaver... Nothing else.. and and this digital scale... And nothing else... *for the younger crowd here's a crappy youtube of it...

Thanks for the fast replies. plenty of choices here already. I will try to do two batches this weekend. Thanks a lot!