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I am just getting started out as well. I have done 1 batch and it turned out terrible. I would say one of the best pieces of advice I have gotten from this forum is to keep a detailed BREW JOURNAL! As I said, my first batch totally sucked... So now I am trying to figure out what I did wrong with...

That's what I thought! I remember videos online of the iodine test to check for conversion after the mash on an all grain batch... I must have misunderstood what they were saying then. I trust their knowledge so it must have been a misunderstanding on my part. I did have specialty grains...

I just wanted to give an update on this batch... Unfortunately my original concerns about flavor were accurate. It ended up tasting like carbonated brown grain tea instead of beer! Soooo..... I took a bottle into my local shop to get some pointers and they said that it is possible that my boil...

Yeah that is the plan. Some will be for friends/family, most will be for my immediate enjoyment (assuming it turns out) and some will will be keepers. I just checked on it and it is actually bubbling away more now than it was in the primary. So hopefully I will get down to that 1.012!

Thanks Pepindavid! I guess the temperature is another thing that I really need to pay attention to. I suppose the high fermentation temp would explain the banana smell that I was getting. You also mentioned that the wort would be higher than the room temperature. How many degrees warmer is the...

AWESOME POST! Thanks Mongoose33! There is a lot of useful info I can use to make my logs. I didn't realize how important keeping detailed logs would be. It makes perfect sense though. My girlfriend loves to cook and bake (another reason she is a keeper, haha!) and she refers back to the same set...

Yeah it looks like there are a lot of helpful tools that I will definitely need to take advantage of. The logs will be very helpful as I can't even remember if I had breakfast this morning! Haha!

Awesome thanks!

Yeah that is a good idea! I am going to have to start keeping a log. I am already dying over here waiting to do another batch! Where can I find these log sheets you mentioned? Just google them?

Wort was low 80's as I was advised that I can pitch at any temp under 90. Fermentation temp has been around 72 which is just the temp of the room that it was in. I no longer have the yeast package but the recipe says it was "Belgian strong ale yeast". I have noticed that some yeasts come with a...

Yeah that makes sense. I always see videos and posts of guys saying they tasted it and that it was great even before they pitch the yeast so I guess I was expecting mine to taste great as well... It just tasted like dark brown water haha. You also mentioned smells... I did notice a kinda...

Awesome info thanks! Should I be concerned about not letting the yeast do its thing before pitching it? The directions said let it sit and swell for 3 hours and i gave it like 30 mins haha.

Hey guys! I have been a lurker of this forum on and off for maybe 5 years now... I kept telling myself I was going to make my own beer but I never really got around to actually doing it! Well about 6 weeks ago the girlfriend and I moved to Carson City and discovered our LHBS... I floated the...