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Hey guys, I have a carbon steel brew pot with a porcelain finish. Is this ok to brew in? I got it at target. I would have bought the stainless steel pot but they were out of giant ones. Its the type that looks black with white dots all over. Thanks!

hm, well, perhaps I'll wait until I get them to see. Any other recommendations? Does it look good?

Hey, I don't know if you guys remember me from late last year, but I'm back. I went to community college in Santa Cruz and the kitchen in the place I lived couldn't accomodate brewing. Anyways, I'm back and going to community college near home so I can start brewin' again! Totally stoked...

Leave it for some more days then bottle it...no longer or else the yeast will start to eat eachother creating off flavors...i think? yeah Im pretty sure...

score :cool:

Thanks, I will use your advice. Its all really helpful :D

That sounds good...so, since Im kind of a beginner, do you mind explaining the reduction of crystal and the introduction of carapils? Also, why put the honey in? My LHBS only sells White Labs because he sayd Wyeast has a "1% fail rate which is no good". Thanks sudster

I always liked Tiger beer from Singapore...especially the special edition one.

Hahaha, thats great. I just read it. wow

Ok, this is going to be my next batch, a Pale Ale. Feel free to respond with tweaks to it and such since I am still a beginner. 6 lbs Coopers Light DME Steep: 2lbs CaraVienne or crystal malt (of some sort) (40L) Bittering hops: 2 oz Cascade (60min) 1 oz Perle (60min) Flavor...

Yeah, rack it over to the secondary and let it sit for a couple weeks...

Haha thanks, but there goes my impatientness...I only put it in the secondary for a week...its in the bottles now...perhaps (for a good learning exp. ;) ) I will re-make it...up the hop amounts AND leave it in the secondary for the second week. Thanks for the ideas

lol, good thing this is the newbies forum..I realized that the numbers on the hops packerts being sold to me werent the hops weight...it was the AAU... :o I feel really stupid...so that means that for my last ale, instead of using 3 oz of cascade for bittering and flavor (20z for 60) (1 oz for...

Perhaps my scale is faulty...not sure why Im having this problem...my LHBS guys packets of hops dont come out to what he writes down...i think its my scale...nevemind

I set out to start jotting down ideas for recipes when I remember my last batch i made...I remember starting to measure my hops on a scale and realized that the amount I bought didnt even near add up to the amount my LHBS store wrote down on the packets. I then realized that he wasameauring them...

haha thanks that sounds good

Ok, so I dont have a wort chiller..whats a good way to cool my wort when its done boiling? I use to dunk it in a filled sink with water and ice cubes but this didnt do anything at all..whats your guys opinion? Thanks! I read someone putting 7lbs of ice in their fermenter but Im afraid the ice...

On Cinnamon: "...make sure you use cinnamon bark rather than powder because you can easily remove the sticks from the brew; cinnamon powder (unless filtered out) would remain in the beer and may create a harsh flavor and an unpleasant lingering mouthfeel." - Dummies Guide to Homebrewing...

Hey, how do you like the color of my just bottled California Ale? :D Just what I was lookin' for...oh and sorry if it sounds like Im bragging...just kind of new and giddy :p I'll settle down...I hope.

Ive read alot of these threads and have from time to time come across someone saying that they save the pile of yeast off the bottom of their primary. Am I understanding this right? Can you actually save used yeast?? Is it, like, your own breed? :confused: If you can...how do you save it...