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its a no boil kit what gunk are you referring to?

well it WAS my first batch lol...still learning a lot

it was coopers stout LME so i used the yeast that came under the lid

i got most of my home brewing tips from this guy on youtube http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoHbeio8mHTGe4G0dkTONrg this post isn't meant to bash or anything negative but since i have started my first batch i signed up here and have pretty much followed this guys recipe for an irish stout and he...

makes me mad when i let someone try a beer and they tell me "that taste like straight piss, just give me a bud light and i'm happy." Yes, i guess you are happy since ignorance is bliss. I'm sure that bud light and the beer they just tasted was probably the only 2 beers they have ever tried.

i went straight to 5 gallons on the first batch cause 1 gallon is only gonna last me 2 or 3 drinking sessions, then ill have to wait a few weeks to get more beer....

constantly taking the airlock out to check for leaks because bubbling is minimal

i did not check the kit for gravity reading because i added DME and dextrose

chocolate malt and honey or brown sugar with it might be good.

Started my first brew ever and it is a cooper stout liquid malt extract with a pound of extra dark dry malt extract and a pound of dextrose pitched with the yeast from the coopers can. Here is what's going on. I pitched my yeast too high probably around 88 to 89 degrees but once it cooled it has...

it's still in primary I pitched around 4pm eastern time 2/15

i don't know, i just used the yeast that underneath the lid from the coopers can.

i'm going to leave it in for 2 weeks rack half of it to prime and bottle and the other half to sit in secondary for a month and see how much of a difference it makes, seeing as this is my first try i want to learn as much as possible about it and decide what's better for me to do personally

oh yea and thanks!

what if i pitched more?? it stayed at that temp for probably 4 to 6 hours but i'm going to be using my downstairs closet from now on. i left it upstairs in the laundry room closet( with no washer or dryer) and i think it would work better next time downstairs it's usually around 68 to 70...

thanks i appreciate the advice

your carboy might explode lol.

Started my first brew ever and it is a cooper stout liquid malt extract with a pound of extra dark dry malt extract and a pound of dextrose pitched with the yeast from the kit. Here is what's going on. I pitched my yeast too high probably around 88 to 89 degrees but once it cooled it has...