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Thanks for the kind words and advice.I had planed on bottling it saturday but it still had a bunch of floaters and suspended junk, hops that i didn't strain and maybe yeast going up and down in the brew so i thought it would be best to let i settle a while. maybe it will look better in a couple...

But i couldn't help myself.Two weeks ago i brewed my first 5 gal. batch, a truebrew amber ale extract kit.I used tap water that i boiled and that was my first concern because it tastes like crap right out of the tap but i wanted to see how it would work.Anyway, the stress was gettin to me big...

Hey folks i guess this post is more of a statement than a question now that i read it again.I was just sittin here thinking about how many bottles i have thrown away over the years, then i started doing the math and got kinda tickeled at the 6 pack a day for a year number. Maybe i should be in...

I'm new to brewing and realize i'm gonna need a bunch of bottles for my brew so i've been thinking about how to get em' without buying them. It's easy, all i have to is drink one 6 pack of sam adams a day for 365 days and i will have 2190 pretty brown longnecks.. Ain't this brewing fun !! I just...

Thanks folks, the tips on the yeast is very helpful. I think I will order some nottingham and try it. Here I am getting ready to brew a new batch and my first ain't even ready to bottle yet.

I'm new to brewing with one batch in the secondary. It's an amber ale truebrew kit.Now i want to brew another batch with the extract i ordered.I have 1 can (3.3 lbs) muntons hopped amber lme and 3 lbs. muntons extra light dme plus 1 oz. cascade hops and a pack of muntons standard yeast.I just...

I guess i'm rushing a little but i have limited time at home and need to brew another batch before i leave home in 10 days. this brew will sit for 5 weeks before i get back..thanks for the info.. It' good to know i can let it sit and do its thing

I'm new also and my first brew is an amber ale.I just transfered it to a glass carboy today after 8 days in the bucket.Its been about 7 hours and i just noticed some bubbles in the airlock,may not mean nothing but i'm gonna let it sit for a few weeks and see what happens.That sure is a pretty...

good idea maxkling , i was planning on brewing it about 2 days before i went back to work. Also , my first brew started working about 3 hours after i sealed the bucket.The only way i had to check the temp was to stick my thumb in the wort, and it felt luke warm..Is that the rule of thumb...

Thanks for the input folks,now i'll have 2- 5 gal. batches waiting for me to get home.I gotta play catch up quick because this first brew is going to cost me about 200 bucks lol,including all the equipment i bought.Oh yeah, i just transfered the first batch to a 6 gal. glass carboy so i can brew...

I'm new to brewing,got my first batch (true brew amber ale kit)going 8 days ago and everything seems to be going fine.My job is my problem.I work away from home 28 days and then come home 28..I would like to brew another batch before i leave, and was wondering if it would be ok to leave it in...