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Well, didn't take long to make a boo boo lol Misread my directions. Instead of "bring to boil, add hops for 40 minutes" I thought I was suppose to boil for 40 minutes w/o hoops. Of well. I just boiled my wort and sugars for an extra 20 minutes. That shouldn't mess things too much right?

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WOW! Thank you so much for pointing that out! I guess I just didnt even realize. I don't have a homebrew store near. Its about 50 miles away. So, I guess I either drive 50m to the store, or order a carboy online. I'm assuming those things don't ship cheap either. Thank goodness I...

I'm about to do my first brew and have that yeast. I was told a blow off tube may be a good idea? How did yours go?

So no secondary? Ok. One less step! So if I'm only doing primary, should I use the bucket? Or the carboy? So I should probably do the blow off tube huh? It seems simple enough but I suppose I will have to order the stuff. Im 50 miles from a supply store. I think I can manage to lower the...

Sweet. No secondary. One less step is cool with me. My kit came with a bucket and a carboy..... If I'm not doing a secondary, which would you advise I do my primary in? Did some quick research. I have probably a dozen of these things in my freezer I think I can put a few in a...

My yeast is Safale S-04 Interesting about the secondary. Most of the tutorials and videos I have seen just always include it so I thought it was just part of the process.......

ewww! Scary. I guess I wasn't aware about the fermentation process raising the temps. I was under the impression that a dark closet @ room temperature would be fine for ales.

Ok so after wanting to do this for years, I finally got my kit (Birthday gift from the wife!). At the store I bought http://bsghandcraft.com/index.php/equipment-kits/equipment-kits-beer-and-wine/k7-beer-equipment-kit.html...