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Haha, i'm fine. Just deciding what to do. It's almost brew time... it's in my basement, on a cement floor, but it isn't well ventilated, though I can change that... I think I'm gonna go through with it guys, I'll post in a few hours let you know how it went! Thanks for all the advice:]

Doing my first partial mash tonight :mug:, just had a question. My LHBS guy was explaining to me what to do with AG, before we realized i didn't have the equipment or the willingness to spend money on the equipment to go straight AG, so he suggested PM. But he told me, with AG, I should...

impatient: that particular brew might be awful, but amana as a whole isn't that bad. cmon between Old Maine and Amana we Iowans just have to settle for what's there (or of course, make our own brews) :p

I just bought a burner last night, and i'm going to brew tomorrow. I want to use it, but is it safe to use it inside? I plan on keeping an eye on it the entire time, and opening a nearby door to give it oxygen. Still, I have worries. Advice?

So i'm a brew newbie (brewbie, if you will), and I just got my first keg set up (just a keg, CO2 tank, and regulator), but i'm having trouble cleaning it all. First of all what products would you recommend for cleaning purposes? I have P.B.W. for a stain-scrubber, and B-T-F for a sanitizer...

Ha, where ya at in Iowa, OP? Woodward, here.

Should it spend the whole 10 days at refrigeration temp? Keep in mind I'm using my garage, which is about ~45 degrees, but that can be changed. Thanks for the help!

Okay so I've let my newest batch (a porter) sit in a primary fermenter for a couple weeks, and now I'm ready to transfer it to my first keg! It's just a little pony keg with a CO2 tank attached, but I have a few questions. Mark from my LHBS told me I didn't need to add priming sugar, because...

that's a beaut, kaya. congrats!

Mirror Pond is a Pale Ale isn't it? I didn't think Deschutes made an IPA. But, as far as PA's go, it's phenomenal! They're just a pretty good brewery overall, imo. I'm still on 2 fermentors, just upgraded to a very small kegging system, so I can knock out the pain of bottling to an...

your SWMBO: "are you THAT piss drunk again?!" you: "cmon baby i gotta drink it before the hops escape." there's an upside to everything i guess :rockin:

wait wait wait, you have a chick that thinks flat beer tastes awesome? like you haven't even carbed it, and she said "damn thats good". that, my friend, is either a lier or a keeper. :P on topic, gratz on a good brew, i'm raising mine in the air as i type.

It looks great. The reading may be off because of a couple of different reasons, which is why i like to stir mine after i mix the wort/water and before I put the yeast in. Then I put the yeast on and give it a few very gentle stirs, but I guess that's not plausible in your carboy. Also pick...

You gotta understand man, this is a skill of guess-test-revise, and your first post didn't exactly invite responses besides "good luck!". So i'll be happy to give you a good luck:] but if you want tips/help you're gonna have to be a little more specific. a lot of threads go through here...

Much appreciated, I'll probably end up ordering all of them, starting with Designing Great Beers.

alliteration, anyone? Anyway, I'm just curious as to what book I should pick up next? Right now I'm just got John Palmer's How To Brew, which is infinitely helpful, but I'd like to add a couple books to my library, for cross-referencing, misc topics, etc... I'd also like books that focus...

Awesome, the brewing shall continue:] Didn't get to give a formal introduction before, I'm a 21 year old from central Iowa. Been brewing about 4-5 months, but had to take a 3 month break because of a job, and this is the first batch I've done since my hiatus, so I'm rusty. I'll get to my...

Hey guys, first post, been lurking for awhile though :P Anyway, I'm right in the middle of steeping my grains, when I realize that, while 3 pounds Light DME is on the ingredients list, it's not listed at what point to use it, at all! A little background, I'm making an Avery New World...