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have fun, be patient, and remember its your first all grain brew, anything can happen. my first was a mess but lets not go there. cheers

son of a beep!!

i purchase bottled water from target since my well water is real bad.. and well i came across a water report from them. i have been brewing for a year and i have made ok beer not great but just ok. could the water that im buying be the issue...

well i scored a 31!! :( must because of the over carb although in the notes they gave me that was not.. who knows?.. cheers, .. next time i will not over carb

alright was as i expected.. i entered four beers in a comp and figured one would score in 30's. and well one only did. an irish red.. 31 .. which i thought was over carb but no mention of that.. and my vanilla porter which i entered in spice and scored a low of 25 ..next a cali common which i...

hell, maybe just convert his recipe into extract. or into a partial mash. cheers and best of luck.

+ 5.5 gallons okie dokie Oktoberfest = 7369

do you think this could happen? who would of thought a shortage on hops?. well by reading this article .... http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/the-future-of-hops-futures everything makes since. maybe?.

I'm glad I came across this post. I just entered my first competition. The drunk monk. I entered four beers and I hope to get some feedback on what to improve on. If I score low 30s or high 30s I'll be happy but we will see. Cheers.

i actually do the same i have my hops in bags. since its winter here in the midwest which has been a cold one. i am brewing inside and need to get a sink connecter (if they have one) for my plate chiller. and for my ground water i am on well water and last time i brewed outside was start of...

ignore em .. i am in the same boat as you. i drink 2-3 a day and on a weekend (saturday) i may have 5-6. :mug:

i have a plate chiller at times it works great and others it gets clogged up.. lately i have been just doing the "no chill method" and putting my pot in a deep sink full of cold water. when i reach 145f i transfer to primary bucket and let cool to pitching temps. this takes about 3hrs? i have...

i will be hanging out with the new born. exciting times ahead

KBC IPA i believe you can only buy at trader joes. ppl go crazy over this beer and i figured why not try it 6 bucks for a six pack. and i can see why its cheap. it tastes like spoiled beer thats been sitting out to long.

Yes please

i am going back and forth on either to enter my vanilla porter as 23. specialty beer or under 12B. robust porter. the vanilla note is not to high. i used vanilla bean should i put down vanilla bean or just leave it as vanilla? thanks:mug:

i made the jump to all grain after just six months of brewing. dont get me wrong extract makes good beer and cuts time in half. there is just something about milling your grain and collecting your own wort. its a fun hobby and its also can be stressful at times. start small and when you are...

my brother in law and I used these when we were at a water park. we re used them for about a day and a half and basically it turned our lips blue. and what happened the "paint" or whatever it is came off. so i say use at your own risk.

seein red irish red ale vol 2... 5 gallons + 4263.5 = 4268.5

I just took a bottle into my lhbs to see what they had to say. Overall they really liked everything about it. Just over carb.. I still will bring this into competition which is coming up next month. Cheers