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When I posted my random musing yesterday, I never imagined it would take off like it did...lot's of great comments on BOTH sides of the fence done in a very civilized way! I think mjdonnelly68 made the best reply of all...I imagine I'm in one of those early stages! Just FYI...I teach in the...

Topic for discussion...I mean, do we unnecessarily obsess over the minutia of beer making...temps, times, numbers, etc... I've not been brewing beer that long, so, I'm no expert by any means...I'm quite mindful of sanitation, but other than that, I find beer making to be quite easy...I guess...

Took advantage of Northern Brewer's order three kits special...saved $21 and will have three extract kits ready to brew! Ordered: Nut Brown Ale Smash American Session Ale Irish Red Ale (done this one once already)

Yep! I do the same thing...I stick the half bottle in the freezer while I clean up, then drink it...gives you a little bit of what you may be in for later on down the road. GT

OK...doing a 1 gallon extract kit of Dead Ringer IPA from NorthernBrewer...and since I've never done it, and want to see the results for myself...I'm going to do the fermentation in my bottling bucket... I KNOW there will be lot's of extra air space, but fermentation should take care of that...

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Hey guys...first brew has been in the fermenter 10 days...airlock activity is virtually done...my plan is to bottle Saturday or Sunday... Took hydrometer reading on brew day and SG was 1.05. Do I need to open the fermenting bucket now and take a sample and do a reading now? Or...should I...

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Going to do a small 1 gallon batch of cream ale for my wife, and wondered if there would be any REAL issue of fermenting it in one of my 5 gallon glass carboys? Issues/concerns? Thanks! Greg

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Saturday is brew day! First batch... Will be doing my cooking outside on my propane burner... Does it make a difference to boil with the lid on or off? I don't want to risk any creepy crawlies adding extro protein to the wort! Seriously, does the lid, at any phase of the process make a...

Getting ready to brew my first batch...I know I've got an extra step or so in here, that a proper carboy will fix, but I'm using the wine making equipment I already had on hand... 5 gallon batch: Brew wort. I realized my glass carboys are actually 5 gallon carboys, so it will not leave...

OK...I would like to ferment in my glass carboy, but my question is: Should I pour the wort up in my fermenting/bottling bucket first and pitch my yeast (dry), then transfer it to the carboy (thinking this would allow for a little more aeriation and mix in the yeast)...OR Pour it directly...

Hey guys! Have made wine for a number of years, but frankly, I'm not that good at it and I like to drink beer more. I've got fermenting buckets, 5 gal glass carboys, syphons, hydrometer, all the stuff. Also have large pots, propane burner (turkey fryer stuff...never fried a turkey)... I want...

Hey guys, I've been making wine for a number of years. But have never brewed beer. I'm ready! I have all of my winemaking equipment (carboys, siphones, fermenters, etc. etc.)...so, I'm assuming I'm going to basically need bottles and ingredients...is it recommended to use an ingredient kit...