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There isn't much that would prevent me from drinking beer, but broken glass does the trick. Do-Over; play taps as you dump it down the drain. That's what I would do anyway. :(

Amen! My challenge is brewing it faster than I can drink it...we all can dream, right? :cross:

2 weeks ago I got a low og reading because I did not mix the "top off" water into the wort very well. If you are using extract kits, and you followed the directions, you can trust the og that your kit advertises. :mug:

Noob here... if it gets worse over time, are your caps sealed properly?

I had this same concern 2 weeks ago, and it worked out fine. As you will hear repeatedly here, and as you will soon be telling others, airlock activity is not your fermentation gauge. My first 2 5-gal brews bubbled like crazy right away. My 3rd...nothing. But 2 weeks later, I measured the...

No, no balloons. But if the Mr. Beer cap doesn't look stable, I'll try the aluminum foil/rubberband method. Thanks again everyone! :mug:

Thanks, guys! I have unused Mr. Beer plastic bottle caps that would easily fit over the top without falling off. I'll poke a few holes in the top of that, then sanitize. :mug:

Today is brew day, and I have somehow misplaced the little plastic cap for my 1 piece, s shaped airlock. Can I leave the top of the airlock exposed, or should I cover it some other way? Thanks! (Northern Brewer Chinook IPA etract, by the way.)

Hey, thank you, I appreciate the feedback. I was surprised to see only 3 oz. of hops in an ipa recipe, but upon further review, 1 oz. is reserved for dry hopping. I definitely wont mess with the recipe, this is my first dry hop.

Welcome! :mug:

Probably not until tomorrow, Northern Brewer Chinook IPA extract kit. All chinook hops. Part of me wants to leave the recipe alone to see how it turns out, but another part of me wants to add 1oz. crystal hops near the end of the boil. Thoughts about this? Cheers!:mug:

And, another thing... Not to sound like a paranoid freak, but depending on the coolness of PD, that could possibly be illegal transportation...Any Lawyers (******* you) in the house?

I ferment my extract ale kits in my basement, which maintains around 63f-67f year round, and the 2 batches that I have completed have been fine. I have another that I was worried about, but a gravity reading yesterday (10 days in primary) told me that I'm probably ok. There are quite a few...

I am a total noob, and only use extracts, but I'll share this: My first 5 gal batch was Northern Brewer "American Wheat Beer" (they didn't call it ale). You mentioned hops, and this worked out pleasingly for me. I had columbus hops on hand, and used them. The original recipe called for: 1...

The series of books might get a bad rap, but Homebrewing For Dummies is excellent.

Welcome! And Greetings from over by Balmoral!

That's an awesome thing, Ha ha!!!

Wow, big boy, did you read the first post in this thread? The Original Poster just brewed his first beer, if you could find it in your ego, maybe you might congratulate him.

I challenge anyone to say they made a truly GREAT beer their first freeking time around, Jeez!??? The OP is new to the game, and you're talking about all grain brewing?? WTF

Brewing one's first beer can be quite intimidating. It seems like there is a lot of stuff to keep track of, a lot of equipment to get just right, a lot of .... ya ya ya. Mr. Beer. It is going to make you 2 gallons of beer, and as you've seen, it wasn't that bad. (process wise) As an...