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The OG was at 1.050 and the FG was at 1.010. I used a SG refractometer and used northern brewers refractometer calculator at: https://www.northernbrewer.com/learn/resources/refractometer-calculator/ Yeast was Safale US-05. I carbonated the bottles using 4.5 oz of Corn sugar for the 5...

The taste you are describing is spot on to my experience today. Thanks for the encouragement. I hope it turns out for the better.

I bought a 10 gallon kettle that came with a basket at my local home brew store and it was made in China. I have only used it once but it seemed to work fine. No leaks. It held up on my outdoor propane burner and used it with a bag. When the mash was done I just rigged a pulley system to...

It did have a layer but the FG did not move in the 3 days that I tested it. I hope I don't have any bottle bombs. Any suggestions or should I just pray to the beer God's?

Thanks everyone for your help. I really hope it turns out ok. Your words of encouragement do help. I will update again in a few weeks. This hobby is fun but infuriating at times.

The instructions for the beer was recommended to bottle in 7 days. I knew I should have waited. Will this get better the longer I keep it bottled? It did have a nice top layer in the primary fermenting bucket. What should I do now?

I bottled today and not sure of the taste of my beer. It is beer because I am buzzed by the pint I drank but the taste seemed off. This was my first brew and my have done something wrong. I used the following recipe...

I use the exact same thing but put a towel to cover the lid and then wrap in movers blanket with a sleeping bag over. Works great!

I just made my first brew this past weekend and used leaf hops during boil. Everything went very well and the primary fermentation is off to a good start at day 3. I am getting ready for my next batch and want to do an IPA. The hops involved are plenty and want to do a dry hop also. What is...

Did you let the wort sit before you chilled when you added the honey? How long if you did?

Thanks everyone for your input. It does help there is a group of people who are willing to help out.

Thanks for the advice.

I am tackling my first brew on my own. I am using a BIAB set up and settled on this recipe for my first choice to brew: HOME BREW RECIPE: Title: Raging Red Irish Red Ale Author: Mysticmead Brew Method: All Grain Style Name: Irish Red Ale Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor...