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It was from Beersmith, my first time using it. Thanks for the explanation.

I forgot there will be an additional .75 ounces for dry hopping although the instructions are not clear on that?

Please help me make the best it can be. Two Hearted Ale is my favorite and I've found nothing that comes close...JMO. The kit instructions say to do the following (I have no reason to doubt these....IBU seems low?) Type: Extract Date: 3/26/2010 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: Ryan Boil...

It's the back of my tongue and it sticks with you even after the beer is gone. I steeped at the recommended temperature and for the recommended amount of time. The second batch I brewed also has this odd bitterness but it's not as intense. I used the same process for this batch. All...

So, for my first kit I brewed a brewers best IPA kit, here are the ingredients from a 2006 post.....I doubt they've changed? one lb. Crystal malt 60L 1/2 lb. Victory 2 oz N. Brewer(bittering) 1oz Cascade(finish) This stuff is BITTER, holy ****.....we're talking bitter, Hopslam is smooth...

What brand was the kit? I just had this with a Brewers Best Wiezenbier kit, I ended up pitching a pack of yeast I had in the fridge. The kit came with Danstar Munich yeast, sound familiar?

Yeast expiration date was 10/2011. I think it was probably exposed to something that killed it at some point? Rehydration temp was 70 and I did not see any activity, just a bunch of sunken yeast which I didn't see a problem with at the time, but now that you brought it up I do usually get a...

I ended up calling my LHBS and he said they've been having problems with this brand of kit lately. I didn't get too into the questions I asked but he sounded as if I wasn't the first one to complain of this problem recently. Anyway, he said pitching the US-05 would be fine, which is what I...

Still have nothing happening, I'm beginning to think the yeast was bad. I'm going to give it until the end of today, if nothings happening my options are to pitch US-05 or it's going down the drain. Any opinions?

I'm at 72 hours plus and have no fermentation happening. This morning I tried swirling the wort gently, 12 hours later, nothing. I thought maybe I missed fermentation so I checked with the hydrometer, nothings happening, hydro reading is the same as it was when the wort was put in the bucket...

Any other comments before I purchase this? If it's GOOD I might buy 2!

Was this recently or 6+ months ago? I assumed that last year was when the amarillo was used, not currently.

Two Hearted Ale is by FAR my favorite beer. Clearly the next best thing for me would be a clone (IMO), the AHS clone has a White Labs California Ale yeast but lists Safale US-05 as a option. I have the Safale in the fridge, is there any benefit to the White Labs? I've read the comments on...

Honestly I think it was quite carbed in the secondary, the amount of bubbles in the thief seems to push the hydrometer up in solution. I corrected by leaving it sit in the empty "slots" in the dishwasher, it then came back to 1.018 which would be in the high or middle ground attenuation of the...

Yes, it's 1.000 at 60 degrees.

I appreciate the quick help. I'm not sure what's affecting my reading but I feel pretty comfortable saying it's 1.018 (Yooper, you were correct). I just tasted it again, it's definitely not sweet or bitter, almost has a liquor flavor to it. I feel confident based on the previous batches this...

Okay total noob question here but I apparently have no idea on how to properly check my hydrometer. I thought I'd recheck, it's been a week (3 ferment total) since racking to secondary and I got a 1.030 reading (roughly). Last week I had a 1.040 reading initially. I don't remember having this...

Safale-05 Yes, hydrometer sample seemed "fine" not overly sweet or bitter Ambient room temp was around 65, fermentation was extremely quick 24-36 hours.

I'm not sure if this beer is finished or not and can't find a clear cut calculator to tell me. Here's the recipe: 7 lbs golden light liquid extract 2 lbs breiss golden light dry extract 12 ounces 60L crystal malt grain Hops, all Centennial, 1.75 ounces added at boil (60 min) 1.25...

Thanks everyone, added yeast this morning and bought a couple extra packets :)