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I sit my bottling bucket on the counter above my dishwasher and fill bottles above the open dishwasher door. Your fist time (and many other times to follow) there will be some spilled beer, and the dishwasher makes easy clean up!

When I did extract batches I made 2.5 gallons of wort and cooled it. Then I put the wort in my bucket and filled the bucket up to 5 gallons. I always just used tap water but if you wanted to use bottled water I think it would work just fine. As for cooling the wort I set it a sink full of...

Poor the wort right in. It seems wrong the first time but its fine. Don't fear the foam!

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I think you are going to be fine. Everyone on here has a hard time waiting for the first batch. Just wait your two weeks and you will have some tasty beer. I would recommend setting a few bottles back and forgetting about them for a few weeks. When you taste the well conditioned beer in a few...

I drink about 5 over the week. On the weekend who knows. Depends on how many bottles i need!

Great! How long will the wrong activated yeast be good for? Thanks!

So my roommate activated the wrong yeast Wyeast package. We are brewing a Irish red ale. the recipe called for American Ale Yeast II and he activated 1945 NB Neobritannia. We are just starting the boil. Should we activate the right yeast and wait roughly an hour before we boil to give it...

You will be just fine. The best batch of beer I have made so far was my first batch of beer! However I didn't wait long enough to drink all of them and only ended up with a few good beers. Take your time and welcome to the greatest hobby in the world!

Great i will stick with that! What would the pre boil volume be? Thanks!!

Looks Awesome! I think I will do this for my second ever AG batch, but I have a few questions. My LHBS had the Sorachi hopps but not the other. He suggested just using the Sorachi all the way though. Anyone els do this? Also he said that 6 gallons seems a little much to reach the OG. He...

I just made the switch to AG and love it! Of course the first time was a little hectic but it turned out great! I would get a few extract brews under your belt and read as much as you can on AG. Watch some Youtube videos on it! I did the mash tun outlined on a previous reply. I have this...

After a stressful and dramatic first AG batch it is all done and in the fermenter. When i plugged my numbers into the trail version of beersmith i was very surprised that it told me my efficiency was at 84.4% with an expected efficiency at 82.8. I was losing temp the entire time and just have a...

My first ever batches was a brewer best milk stout kit. I loved it!

I just put the wort on the burner. When i closed the lid of my cooler i was at 153, after an hour I was at 148. Is this an acceptable drop? I did start the mash in my garage and its kind of a cold night in Nebraska. Could my mash tun be too cold when i put the water on the grains? Before I...

So I am doing my first all grain, I added the strike water 10 degrees hotter than I wanted to mash at. problem is it is now 3 degrees lower than mash temp 15 min in. My question is do I add some hott water to bring it up?? Please help! Also should I still mash for 90 min if I am losing this...

I got the deluxe Brewers Best Kit. The only thing i have added to it was a thief. I also got mine from my local shop. Consider a gift card to the local brew shop (if you have one in your location). Building a relationship with the local brew shop can be useful and is just fun shopping in a brew...

is this a sale or normal price? if its a sale how long?

The beer was called Beer 30. It didn't even get close to tasting like beer. It was a dollar at a bar and I had to try it. The bartender warned me, I should have listened.

I am new to brewing and have done about 5 batches. I have this kit and love it! https://bellsbeer.com/store/products/Deluxe-Brewer's-Best%C2%AE-Beer-Brewing-Equipment-Kit-w%7B47%7D-Better-Bottle%C2%AE.html I also just got this turkey fryer, it is a great price and comes with a pot that is...