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Thanks again! The yeast I'm using is apparently pretty forgiving stuff (packet of Munton's) and it has been keeping the airlock perking away at the same rate at 80F when it got started, as 64 F where it is now. I think I'll be satisfied with 64F as my ferm. temp., seeing that my basement...

vhampyre, Thank you. After seeing your post, I went back to the basement to build a shallow ice water bath for my fermentation bucket, fan, wet T-shirt setup...;) Anything to get that darn temperature DOWN. Let's hope the 3 hours of "hot" fermentation don't leave too much of a scar...

That something happened! Newbie brewer here, on his first-ever batch...partial boil, partial mash. A "Red" ale. Very simple recipe. (With all the various pots and pans going, some boiling, some chilling in the fridge, I'm thinking this first time out--using insufficient equipment--will be...

In other words, "see post above" :)

Nope, left hand is at bottom of bottle, gripping it firmly, to remove any hint of trickery there. I just showed the trick to a guy at my LHBS. Worked fairly well (I'm out of practice) but hurt my hand still. Ouch. ;)

Hi All, Newbie here, to brewing not drinking of course. I'm mostly lurking, and constantly dazzled by the wealth of info here. This forum is quite the treasure. I stumbled on some posts mentioning the "fliptop" Grolsch bottles. Thay bring back some pleasant memories... In 1992, when...

Google! Am I the first to say that? ;)