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It doesn't suck to be you, it's awesome to be you. You are making beer. Where no alcohol previously existed, alcohol will soon exist. Congratulations!! :mug: :ban: :mug:

Oh boy, I don't like the sound of that. I've tried one lambic in my life. Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic. ('scuse me while I gag a little, remembering that..) Thanks for your response!

Ha ha ha ha! That's awesome!! I can't wait to tell him! Thanks for the response! :mug:

I learned not to take a hydrometer reading from the brewpot, which is going to have 2 more gallons of water added to it in the fermenter. I learned that I should mix the wort and added water well if I would like a reliable OG reading. And, I learned that the OG specified in my extract kit can...

Not sure if this is considered blasphemy here, and I LOVE ipa's, but my $10, 12 oz. bottle of Dogfish Head 120 went right down the drain. Also, Sam Adams cranberry lambic--yuck.

My friend, I'll call him "Joe", grew cascade hops on his family's farm in Illinois. His harvest filled a 5 gallon bucket, which wasn't weighed. "Joe" used a food dehydrator to dry the hops for storage, and they now fit in about a quart sized baggie, and weigh 1.35 oz. Considering that these once...

Menerdari, you have shed some light on my gravity issue. As it turns out, I took the sample from the brew kettle after it had cooled-- not from the fermenter with the "top off" water added. DOH! :drunk: As for my -maybe- lack of fermentation, I will be patient. Thanks, all, for the advice!

Hydrometer reading from plain water just a minute ago was right around 1.000. I wouldn't vouch for the temperature, though, it was cold tap water. (It's my understanding that temperature variations on hydrometer readings are slight.) When I grabbed my beer sample with the thief, I got a...

Enjoy your Mr. Beer kit! Enjoy the process!......Enjoy the beer!!!! :mug:

Northern Brewer Extra Pale Ale. Dry ale yeast that came with the kit. I added an ounce of Crystal hop pellets to the recipe, which I added at 15 min. left in the boil. This was the first time I have measured the OG, and I don't know if the result was due to particulate matter in the sample, but...

Greetings, Brewers! I have 2 five gallon batches under my belt. Both wonderful. My 3rd batch was boiled and transferred to the fermenter Sun. the 18th. (3 days ago) After I added the yeast, I noticed that the level wasn't quite 5 gallons. I had water handy, which was cold. I topped off the...

I am fermenting my 2nd 5-gallon batch, and have previously brewed 4 2-gallon Mr. Beers. I would like to expand into secondary fermentation and dry hopping. Everything that I have read/heard has stressed the vital importance of the san- itization of anything that contacts the beer after the...

Thanks, Lavender. I suspected that not messing with it would be the lesser evil. After only using Mr. Beers, I have to say that I was quite impressed with the audible bubbling going on the next day.

I googled a question about Columbus hops, and there you were.

Ahh, thanks for the peace of mind! I've previously only used Mr. Beer, and it's nice to see and hear the airlock activity. A step up into another league for sure! :mug:

Hi there. I have my first 5 gallon batch fermenting now. Boil was last night, and I'm happy to see and hear the activity in the airlock so soon. My airlock is a plastic 2-chambered deal that came with my kit. The thing is, the airlock only has liquid in the left chamber. The right chamber is...

Hello there, Bobot from Chicago's south suburbs. I'm fermenting my first 5 gallon batch. (I've used Mr. Beer prior to yesterday...) My 2 chamber plastic air lock is filled on the left side only. Should this concern me? I don't think, at this point, I should mess with it. Fermentation is bubbling...