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I did, I thoroughly sanitized everything. I hope you're right! I don't mind a bland beer the first time out, I just don't want to have to throw it away.

Water was as hot as the kitchen tap will go - had steam coming up and it was too hot to dip my hand in. I only made this today, so I'll give it the week or so til bottling time and taste it then. Thanks for your input!

1. Deschutes Black Butte Porter (especially the XXIV version in the 750ml bottle with the cork) 2. Lagunitas IPA 3. Yeastie Boys Last Dictator Imperial Porter (uses fermented viognier wine as the brewing sugar - creative and delicious) 4. Garage Project Triple Day of the Dead Imperial...

I'm not sure what a partial mash kit is, but you are correct. There were two pouches of hops and one pouch of chocolate grain that were supposed to be steeped but went into the fermenter raw. The yeast had been pitched by the time I realized my mistake. Here you go...

Thanks guys!

Hi, all... I just got a homebrew kit for my birthday and messed up my first brew. I used the instructions that came with my fermenter without realizing that the ingredient kit also had its own instructions. The recipe is for a nut brown ale. I was supposed to mix the can contents and the...

Hi, all! I'm a longtime beer lover, and I just got a homebrew kit from my inlaws for my birthday. I'm from the USA, but now I live in Adelaide, Australia. My first brew went ridiculously awry as I'll detail in a post asking for advice, but I'm sure I'll get better. I'm an experienced...