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:off:Stripped bass fishing in Maryland cost me about $300 bucks a pound. Beer, like fishing is a great hobby.

I have a modest setup, ale pail with a better bottle so my initial cost was pretty low. I consistently make awesome IPA 60 clones (AKA dogfish 60 clone) for about 50 bucks for 5 gallons. The store up the road sells this for a bit over 10 bucks a six, followed by a ridiculous Maryland tax. I...

Thanks, made some sugar water and added it last night. I'm thinking of this as a late yeast starter.

Do a search on late additions of LME during the boil. There is a ton of info on that subject. I add about half of my LME at the end of the boil and have had great results. If I can get the LME fresh I stick with it. My LHBS in Annapolis has a good supply so I stick with the LME.

I brewed an Irish Stout this weekend and rushed things a bit because of party I had to get to. Just realized that what I thought was priming sugar was actually part of the fermentable sugar for the recipe. It's already started fermenting and was wondering if I could boil some water, dissolve...

Welcome aboard :mug:

Thanks for the info. I usually try and keep the yeast and wort the same temp before pitching. It was 88 in Maryland yesterday and had the slap pack out for a while.

I just cooled a batch (Annapolis HB IPA 60) and did not look at the temp before pitching, it was 65 F and the slap pack was around 75 F. Will this shock the yeast?

1 pail of Damp-rid worked for me. Been dry for a month now

Like all hobbies, you learn as you go. There is a ton of info on this forum and other places. I’m relatively new to the hobby and have learned a lot by just reading the post on this forum. I’m a skeptic by nature so I research both sides of a story before I make decisions. One thing that you...

If you add it after most of the fermentation is done you should be fine. Most bacteria don't like hops and the alcohol helps to keep any infections down as well.

Welcome, from Pasadena MD:mug:

Thanks for the info. Primary is bubbling nicely and holding at 67 degrees in the basement.

Whole hops

Just starting out with home-brewing. I do not have the fridge setup for cold crashing. I usually add the gelatin when I transfer to the secondary and let it sit for 2 to 3 weeks then bottle. Having a great time, ready to convert an old freezer to a keg system as soon as I get enough time. Do...

Just put an IPA 60 into the primary. This recipe calls for the addition of hops after fermentation. Is it ok to add these hops with my gelatin in the secondary? I was wondering if the gelatin would pull the hops to the bottom before flavoring the beer.

Most of my buds line up when I tell them that I have a batch that has been in the bottles for two weeks. Its great isn’t it, a neighbor stopped by one day with six coors and I gave him one of mine and he left with 5 coors. That was an Imperial Blonde that just finished 2 weeks in the bottle...

I'm new to home brewing and only have a couple batches under my belt, all kits. I have friends over and they all think my home brew is as good or better then the beer they get at the store. One of them is a Sam Adams and Dog Fish IPA fan. Maybe they are just being polite and telling me what I...

My third batch just got to the third week in the bottles and turned out great. Brewers Best Imperil Blonde turned out better then expected. Can't wait to try something new but plan to stick with the simple stuff for at least a couple more batches. Have an amber ale in the fermenter now but...

Welcome aboard, I only have a couple batches under my belt and I basically followed the directions on the kit and had great results. You should check out a homebrew store and check out the equipment. I plan to stick with ales for a while. They seem like the easiest to work with and I have not...