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Like Yooper said, what makes you think it is dead? If you are going by a plastic bucket with an airlock that isn't bubbling, there is a chance that the lid isn't sealed correctly and the CO2 is getting out somewhere else. If this is the case, open it up to see if there is any krausen on top...

I agree. Adding hops has to be my favorite part about brewing. I might screw up the quantity, but I will never forget to add them completely. Like it was said, don't toss it. Just set it aside for 2-3 weeks at least, and you might have a completely different story. Maybe even 4-5 weeks. Just...

There are two reasons (As far as I know) for sealing the entire thing up. The first is to prevent contamination, and the second is to prevent oxygen from getting to the beer. Whether or not it is sealed will have no actual effect on the fermentation. However, if it is not sealed properly, the...

Welcome, I just joined not too long ago myself. I'm a student at U of I in Champaign now, but I'm from Bolingbrook originally and will be moving back there in a little over a week.

Hey, sorry I didn't reply sooner, was away for a couple of days. I currently live in Urbana, as I am going to the UofI. However, I'm from Bolingbrook, so pretty close to a lot of people here. I'll be graduating in a few weeks and moving back there.

They'll send you the coriander out. I actually ordered the same extract kit from them and it came with half the amount of bitter orange peel. They mailed the rest out to me no questions asked. I was quite disappointed though, as I wanted to brew it on a specific date which was the day after I...

For one, the OP NEVER asked "is it cheaper to brew your own beer?". The OP stated "I was trying to determine just how economical homebrewing really is." If you think those are the same question, you are wrong. You should also note that in my post, I didn't ignore the fact that certain people...

For all those going on and on about the opportunity cost of your time, I understand that part completely (I'm graduating in less than a month with a degree in Economics). What you are also failing to factor into the equation is the joy/utility that people get out of actually doing the work. In...

Welcome, fellow person from Illinois. I'm newer to brewing, but older to this site. So which of us wins? edit: apparently you joined earlier but didnt post till now. I guess you win :)

My dad planted some in Illinois, so a fairly similar climate (he started them indoors), and he said a couple of them are already 1'+ tall. So I doubt a tomato cage will work.

Welcome! I'm no longer the newest person from Illinois on the board. Took less than a week.

I've been getting the parts together to build a simpler stir plate (a lot like the ghetto one in the $Free.99 thread). Anyway, there's no science supply store that I knowof around me to get a stir bar, and I had a hard time finding a place online that I could get one for pretty cheap. Just...

No problem, my introduction thread is a party, and everyone's invited!

I'd put the tomatoes somewhere else. Once those vines start growing, it will limit the amount of sun the tomatoes get.

I'm new to homebrewing, and this is my first label. It wasn't really designed for any beer that I have made my own yet, I was just trying out a label design I had in my head. My idea was to name all the brews I make after my great great great grandfather, who was a general in the civil war...

Just sent you a PM, 987. Yeah, we can still be friends as long as your side never wins anything :) . Thanks for the offers of help, as I'll be sure to take a lot of you up on it sometime. I've only brewed 3 batches of extract with some specialty grains, but I'm looking on expanding as...

Thanks a lot everyone. Also forgot to mention that I decided to start blogging about my experiences with brewing (and also different beers I try). It's more or less just a diary to help me work things out and also keep a record of how I've improved over time. I'm still a noob, so there isn't...

Hey, just wanted to introduce myself to everyone here. A little about me: I'm a 22 year old college senior at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. I am going to be getting a degree in Economics come May. I have a little bit of free time this semester because I finished up all my...