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should be able to get the pics posted tonight. A few things i'm a little nervous about with the beer, the main one was that I accidentally transferred over some of the hop sludge from the bottom of my pot, is this gonna create any problems?

well I had plastic ice packs that are sealed, and I also put some ice in a large ziplock bag. almost at 75 right now. And my yeast starter is all excited and ready to go as well

All went surprisingly well, just trying to get it cooled down right now (stuck at about 80, trying to get it to at least 75) i have some sanitized ice blocks floating in my fermentor right now, hopefully those'll help. Had a OG of 1.043, which is right in the range I was expecting. I took a...

i have a hydro, and plan on taking a reading. just didnt know if it was necessary to actually take some wort, put it in a separate glass and then measure it. vs sticking the hydro in the fermenting bucket edit: just saw your edit. yea that's pretty much what I was asking, and I am using a...

just a quick question for tomorrow when I start brewing... do I need to take a sample for my hydrometer, or can i just stick it into my fermenting bucket?

I did end up driving out to the middle of nowhere to get my DME, I didn't want to play around too much on my first batch. BUt I have my starter currently cooling off and am just about ready to add my yeast. How long should I let this sit before being able to pitch into my wort? I was hoping to...

i know, my problem is I have no DME. I'm probably just going to drive 3 hours tomorrow to go buy some just to avoid any headaches... maybe I'll pick up my next recipie kit or something

it was the propagator pack, not the activator( with 25, not 200 billion cells) and both the package and this site recommend making a starter of some sort with it. mrmalty recommends a 1liter starter for 5 gal lookin to get around 1.042-1.046

well I don't have any DME lying around right now, and the only LME I have is the 6lb that i'm supposed to put in my recipie. my LHBS is closed for the week, and the next closest one is a little more than an hour away.... is there anything I can do to avoid driving all over the place tomorrow...

for the record: I'm using wyeast 1056, which according to their site should be pitched at 70, and it's temp range is 60-72.....

The temperatures in my house are weird sometimes because of the way the AC system is set up. the coolest part during the summer is the basement, which maintains ~70deg (currently at 72) Is this an ok temperature for me to ferment at, or should I look into maybe doing that towel wrapped fermenter...

whatever BMC crap my friend picks up for the night:rolleyes::eek: im gonna pickup some dfh 60 prob too

My friends are all excited that I'm doing this, they keep asking me stupid questions like "is it illegal?" why does it take so long? My best response yet was when I asked my dad what his favorite STYLE of beer was. And he starts going on welll I really like yuengling, and killians is good, but...

I just talked to the guy who sold me this tubing, and he's going to send me another roll of it this week, so I'll just compression fitting it together and be on my way :) and this way i can get rid of my ugly spot

yea, I'm gonna have to say something to the guy I bought it from. He told me it was 25 feet, seemed like only ten. but something is better than nothing I suppose for right now.....

I think it came out pretty good if I do say so myself, although I'm real upset about that one nasty kink I put in it(gonna play with it a bit more to get it better, but hey, at least water flows through it, and it doesn't leak). I work with making brake lines, etc on a regular basis so one would...

I absolutely love hoppy beers, but my gf hates most beers that she's tried. She thinks they taste too bitter, etc. She found the DFH 60min tolerable, but that's about it. I know I can't really make a beer without hops, but does anyone have some advice on a beer to try making for her? I was...

Thanks guys :) I'm realllll excited to get this going, I'm just waiting on my copper tubing to come in the mail (should be today) and then I need to pick up a funnel and a mixing spoon, and we're in business. I figured with the 3 cases of bottles, plus any empties I can acquire, and a hefty...

came home from fishing today, and my room had 4 large boxes crammed inside it :ban: Only thing I was kinda concerned about was my wyeast propagator bag was already kinda swollen, I stuck it in the fridge right away, but will I have any problems with this?

A few weeks back I picked up a mixed case of 60 and 90 min for a party. I absoluetly love the 60, and plan on making some of that myself. The 90 was friggen awesome as well, but was a little too much in terms of body for me to drink it all night. My gf kinda enjoyed the 60 as well, which is...