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So I’m looking at 10 gallons right now bottled, 4 cases plus a few extra 22oz bottles because for some reason it never works out (not a bad thing unless it’s less I guess), and I’ve only been doing this a month. I have only drank one bottle of my first brew - needs more time, but I’m looking at...

So yeah...I did it. First beer I made myself I drank by myself. Good carbonation, decent taste. Little thin as stated above. How does it ‘thicken’ over time?

Yes, I ask a lot of questions - thanks for your patience Aerating wort - I learned here not to do it while hot, but needs to be done. First - how does aerating hot ‘ruin’ it? And is it better to shake, use an aerator, or just violently pour the rest of the water in? Yeast - dry yeast needs...

cold crashing - the name to me seems like a fast quench down to 35f or so after fermenting, before putting in bottling jug and bottles. Is that actually what it means, or can I just stick the fermenter in a refrigerator for a day? Carbonation drops - (think that’s what they’re called) - pros /...

5 gal porter 5 gal stout 1097 gal

Hmm ok, thanks. Porter - so longer. No drops, just boiled the sugar that came in the kit and made sure it was well mixed. So probably too soon, but one bottle out of 50...decisions haha Thanks!

I’ve seen a few things here about growlers - nothing definitive though and I’m curious. Can I use a growler for ‘bottling’?

How long from bottling to trying? Even if it doesn’t taste great - is a week too soon? Yes...I have the patience of a gnat.

Hi - just started brewing, haven’t even opened a bottle yet, one batch in fermenter, one in bottles. I’d like to say I’m hooked, but I’ve been known to get into hobbies, spend a ton, go balls out for a bit, then fade over time. But then again, this is the first one that gives me beer at the...

I’m Dave. Forgot to post here when I got active on the site. Just started brewing, been wanting to for a while. Staring at 2 cases of a kit porter, and one fermenter of a kit stout. Haven’t done anything brew-wise in a week, and I’m looking to buy something else today. My kind of hobby -...

Thanks - that makes a lot of sense. If I don’t strain out the hops into the fermenter, would I want to do a rough strain prior to bottling or will they sediment out enough to not have a lot in the bottles? And careful racking - what is that in reference to? Assume trub = the hop residue?

Ok so 0 min hops I add when I’m done boiling and before I put into the fermenter? I thought that boil pot to fermenter I should strain? And adding to fermenter for dryhops, same as ‘pitching’ yeast?

On the forums I found this Darth Vader (Cascadian Dark Ale), 5.5 gal Extract 8.0 lbs. (3.63 kg) LME 1.0 lbs (0.45 kg) crystal 10L 1.0 lbs (0.45 kg) Carafa II Special 0.5 lbs. (0.22 kg) special roast 1 oz. (28 g) Centennial 60 min. 1 oz. (28 g) Cascade 45 min. 1 oz. (28 g) Willamette 15 min...

Awesome, thanks a lot for the responses, I really appreciate it. I was hoping ‘bottle bomb’ wasn’t that...I should get my bottles off of the carpet then. My wife doesn’t like the smell of stale beer...I can’t imagine she would like the look of a whole bottle of porter on her carpet either...

Oh - one more I know it’s bad to bottle too soon - is there a limit to how long a batch can sit in a fermenter before it starts to get yuk? I.e. if it stops bubbling and I’m gone, am I at risk of a bad batch? Thanks Dave

I did some searching but couldn’t find any definitive answers. I’m only on my first batch, bottled yesterday and am going to start a second tomorrow while waiting for the Super Bowl. Using premade extract kits, with directions, and buckets vs see through glass until I decide if I’m going to...