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The Centennial pellets I got from LHBS were 9.5%, so a bit higher than you calculated. Yes this was a partial. boil, but this was a recipe from the LHBS that was made as a partial boil recipe. It's pretty sweet...they have have a whole binder of clones and other goodies if you come in on a whim...

Yes, Ed, I too am surprised. I was a bit overwhelmed, my first time being in a brew shop and I was all excited to get my stuff. But like I said, I didn't even know to ask to have my grains crushed, let alone do it myself. It was a pre packaged 1 lb bag. It is malty, but certainly lacking in...

So I did an IPA which had 8.2 lbs of LME, 1 lb of crystal, 3 1oz centennial hops additions, and one 1oz dry hop. It tastes like Beer Tea. I know part of the problems was a mistake of mine. Somehow along my research I missed the little part about needing to crush the grains. So my 1 lb of...

I had the same question a little while back. Used 001, thought I aerated well, didn't see activity for 48 hours, fermenting at 70 degrees. Then after activity leveled off, i had 5 second airlock activity through day 14. Everyone in the forums said it was just because there is CO2 in the...

yeah sorry it's www.shop.westvleteren12.com I omitted an "e". Also not endorsing this quasi-sacreligious blasphemy.

i was at a beer website and there was a google ad to buy westy 12 online. i thought it had to be crap. But lo and behold, www.shop.westvlteren12.com brings up a website where you can buy westy 12, 8, and blonde. The monks can't be happy about this...

Hi. I kinda forgot to buy a bottling bucket until the last minute. I work in the food industry so I have a few 5 gal buckets that I have lying around. Since none of them have 1 in. holes in the bottom for a spigot, I racked from my secondary into my designated bottling bucket. I should have let...

Upon Bastard #3 in a row. It's f***in awesome drinkable beer. Deep, yet easy. Man...I could drink a whole 6er at once if I was daring enough. I tried the Dry Hopped Pale Ale a while back and mistook it for buying a double IPA (not sure why) so I was disappointed, but looking back, I think...

woman......

Not sure if anyone has posted this in the past. But it wasn't on the first 6 pages. I've just begun taking tasting notes, and have just begun brewing as well, so my palate isn't quite tuned into each individual flavor, but I feel I did a fairly good job: Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Style...

yeah right. this is my first beer. it's getting into the pipeline, people. i'll make notes to let it sit next time if i'm not satisfied. but I NEED SOME BEER!

i'm at 1.014...right on target for the recipe. "LET'S DO IT!" - Joe from Family Guy

It's a recipe that I got at my LHBS. They have a 3 ring binder of all kinds of brew clones. I went and got the rest of my gear before I had time to research what I really wanted to make and they led me over to "the book". Recipe: 7lbs DME/8.4 lbs LME 1 lb crystal 10L 4 oz centennial hops...

...and look like a total noob. I'm currently fermenting a Two Hearted Ale Clone using WLP0001 yeast. It started fermenting after 48 hours. The next day it was spewing beer into my airlock (and i use a bucket). Had good bubbling for the following 3-4 days. I am approaching day 14, and have...

Just a question about the behavior of the yeast: My primary is in my bedroom closet, but when I want to rack to my secondary, I am going to be doing that in the kitchen. Is that going to disturb some of the yeasties? Should I maybe move it to the kitchen counter a day or two ahead of time to let...

thank you thank you thank you all

Hey all. I was wondering if you all would like to give a description of your set up on brew day. Or even take a picture of what your flow of operations look like. For me, things seemed a bit confuddled. I had all my ingredients out and ready to go, spoon, thermometer, etc sanitized, bucket...

sweet. thanks. I was just curious because (i forgot to mention) my blowoff tube probably isn't set up in the most optimal way. Since this was an unforseen event, my fermentor is on the floor. My blow off tube is my siphon tube which is 6 feet long, so it is coming out of my fermentor, wrapped...

Yesterday I came home to see that my fermentor was going crazy and foam/yeast/the stuff on top was coming up into my airlock. I use a plastic bucket, so I didn't think it was going to be a problem. So as soon as I saw that, I sprung into action and quickly got a blow off tube going. To do this...

Thank you all. I know I'm way overdue for some RDWHAHB. And i thought I would be able to be chill about it. But I'm finding myself being waaaaay over anal about everything in the brew process. That's all I needed guys: someone to put their hand up and say "hey man, it's cool." Thanks :)