Search results

Thanks all for the replies!

Alright, new guy question here. You boil your water and DME, let it coll to below 80, then put in your yeast. Are you using dry yeast? How much yeast do you put in? Do you add the yeast to your wort then tranfsfer to a sterile container, or transfer the wort to a sterile container and then...

Just looked at the sticky, and thank you all for the great advice. :mug:

Thank you for the advice thus far. As for my ingredients, it was the 4lb Ironmaster Porter kit, which was a 4lb can of concentrated wort. I boiled three gallons of water, removed from heat, added the can, stirred, then placed back over heat, added 2lbs of sugar. I can't recall what kind, I...

Hi all. I just started my first extract home brew last night. Looking forward to to asking lots of questions and getting great advice! If any locals want to get together and exchange advice, let me know! :mug:

I started my first batch last night. It was an Ironmaster Stout Extract kit. I used the 4lbs of extract and then added 2lbs of sugar, just like the guy at the store told me to do. I have been reading some threads about extract brewing and some say that using sugar or not doubling the malt...

Thank you for the fast replies. I am excited and nervous all at once. I'll keep waiting and if activity does not pick up by the weekend I will post. Here is another newbie question: What does RDWHAHB mean?

Hello all, I am a newbie with the same question that was asked here. I feel much better now that I know it can take a few hours for fermentation to take off. Metal: Good luck on your brew. I used a real long meat thermometer that I picked up at the grocery store. It reads from 50 degrees...

OK, I started my first home brew last night. I double sterilized everything and started as simple as possible. I used an Ironmaster Porter Kit. I took the yeast from the kit and mixed it in cold water and let it sit for about 30 minutes. Once the wort was below 80 degrees I transferred it to...