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My first hopped wort came out with a bazillion IBUs. So much it made us pucker when we drank it. It was awesome but not something I would make again, on purpose.

This is about as easy as it gets all grain wise. Otherwise substitute lme or dme for the grain. 5 lbs 2 row 1 oz Cascade US-05 Yeast Makes 2.5 gallons. I have a variation of this in my fermenter right now. It is a great beginner first batch also. Just to get your processes down. Kits from...

+1 Sorry I didnt specify.

You have enough grain there for a 10 gallon batch. Dial down the DME to about, 6.5 pounds with specialty grains mashed, or 8 lbs steeped. The specialty grains you can steep. I disagree with Dos Locos and the weight you have should be pretty good. If you mash them though you need to dial them...

Also if you think you have some complexs in there you can throw in a little amylase or Beano to break down the long chains.

Heck no. The more kids the merrier. We both have kids, 2 at 2 years and two at several months. SWMBO welcome also. If we get a good group going we can probably do lunch or something also. I love to BBQ and SWMBO likes making appetizers, pigs in blankets, tomato with stuff in it and also chips...

Would like to get some DFW area Texans together and do brew days. Me and a buddy next door try and brew once a week. Usually on Sat or Sun. We DO NOT have a purty set up but it is functional. We are also tinkerers so we come up with some pretty nifty ideas sometimes. Anyways. Anyone that is...

Coming from an ex-collegiate athlete, personal trainer and strength coach I can honestly say that P90X is perfect for the non athlete. The program I reviewed does strength as well as conditioning. Don't worry about recovery for what you are trying to accomplish. FYI Typical human body cannot put...

What did you prime with and how long?

I pitched at 140 once. Fermented well.

Yeah most of the time they do. I just had a bad experience I guess. Im sure yours will turn out fine though. I had many complications with my first AG. :( Which was also my first true brew, outside of Mr. Beer.

I would go with 3. Ideally you want the fan doing most of its work while the compressor is off. This gives the fan the best opportunity to defrost the coils.

+1 Hang Glider. Steven your beer is in good shape. In the future you can add more water to the boil if you want and top off with less. Recommendations are to boil with less because it makes the kettle easier to handle, not as heavy. But you being the manly man that you are, I mean you brew your...

Dude that is going to be a tasty brew. No worries. I don't think your instructions were wrong. As long as they told you to top off at the end to 5 gal. When you took your hydro reading did you adjust for temp?

FYI, I threw in the pellets ONCE. I think my beer was about 80 IBU. You can use old panty hose and cut it up or a Moslin bag from LHBS for $.50.

Yeah man you need about 3 gals before you start your boil. Top it off with some boiled, then cooled water. I would recommend about 3 gals. Im not sure what size batch you are trying to go for but top your fermenter off up to that amount with sanitized water and mix well. You will be fine from...

Can you detail the steps you took. It is hard to get a good feel of your process via your inital post. IE, how much liquor and how much DME did you use? Did you top off after putting wort into fermenter? Did you top of in boil kettle? What was your start boil amount, end boil amount? You may...

I would put the fan on all the time. It won't cool much. Just enough. +1 the fan on the coils. Remember you are trying to use a cooling element designed to cool 2.4 ft3 and now trying to cool double that. Keep an eye on the coils on the back of the fridge. They may tend to freeze up.

Email this guy [email protected]. He runs The Covey, www.thecovey.com, in Fort Worth TX. He has made a prickly pear beer form cactus that tastes just like grapefruit.

Haha. The priming did not take. When I juiced it with the carts it worked great. Good head and carb taste. I placed saran wrap under the lid to seal the keg. I would recommend to anyone that makes small batches. You only need about 15 - 20 psi to carb good. It held the pressure just fine...