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Just did my first all grain, we had an effeciency of just over 70. I am going to describe what i did mash through sparge. Primed the mash tun with 170 degree water Began to heat mash water when mash water reached 150 i drained mash tun of liquid and added grain when water reached 172 (per...

The guy at the LHBS said this to me. Anything that comes in contact post boil needs to be sterilized, everything before needs to be cleaned thoroughly and rinsed. He chuckled, because we went through the entire kits sanitizer when we brewed, and he asked what all did you sterilize. My first...

i am jealous, i have one i just bottled (2/23)- Brewers best oktoberfest, and have a patriotic amber ale in the primary. I am not worried about the pipeline, i am just excited to drink some/any of it!

I learn more from reading other peoples troubles. Incident start reading until my first brew day was haphazardly. It was night and day.

I just want to give a thanks to all that post here. I read a lot, problems others have, what to look for, solutions provided. Took a recipe for amber ale, put it in beersmith, followed what I have read here and it went so smoothly I'm scared. Primed my mash with 170 degree water and my...

All that the kit came with. It was in the primary for two weeks. Then in the secondary for 2 weeks 5 days. It read 1.020 every other day for the last five. I wish I had checked it when I went from the primary to the secondary. I bottled it today. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Its a brewers best and claims to have lagering yeast. Fermentation temps were not far off... It was fifties low sixties first two then forties and high thirties the last two weeks. Its supposed to lager at 35 for 2 weeks to check gravity and then let it go longer if needed... I've been in...

Thanks for the help, i will bring it inside from the cold overnight and see if my gravity changes at all by saturday. That will give it a good 18-24 hours to work. Thanks for all your help, i really appreciate it. Just so i know, is it common to miss the final gravity by a little bit here and...

I will have to post tonight, i do not have the name of the kit, but its an oktoberfest, that the LHBS said would be safe at ale temps, the kit itself did confirm this. Kit brew schedule is as follows, 2 weeks in primary, 2 weeks in secondary, and then bottle. Here is what i did from my notes...

Yes it was an extract kit, its been in my garage (sorry) but it has been between 38-55 the entire time. It is a lager but is safe for ale temps. Fermentation chamber being built this weekend :rockin:. Its been measured twice, if it still a little high on Saturday, its getting bottled, that...

Here is my process and where i think i made an error. My first batch of beer, we hit the target og at 1.064 (1.055-1.065) was the target provided by the kit. For some reason my overly anal self siphoned the brew from the kettle to the fermentation bucket. The airlock activity started about...

thanks!!!

I may try that with my next brew, i already am mixing 2-3 recipes inside beersmith. I do not think i should add honey in on top of it. i was just more curious than anything. I really appreciate the info, maybe next time. Besides, i already bought all my grain!

Okay, how does one get Honey flavor without dumping a bunch in there? Would it be better to carb with the honey?

I have some really cool local honey that i buy at the farmers market, is this safe to use in my ale recipe? I mean there isn't some super brew honey that i have to use.. or am i wrong?

I have an extract kit, that was designed to ferment at 50, but was safe for ale temps. I have brewed, fermented for two weeks, and i just transferred it to my secondary. Originally i was supposed to ferment 2 weeks at 50, Transfer to secondary and then ferment for two weeks, reducing 2-3...

Okay, i gotta ask, how did you blow up a batch?

LoL, Hey my Weber was a good ten feet from the turkey fryer/brew pot. And you must drink beer while making beer. I think that if you are making beer whilst not consuming it, you throw off the universe's beer balance, who wants that? We had a 90 minute boil, plus we had to heat 4 gallons of...

Yes i did, that is when i realized many of my errors. I just wish i would have read, but i was a little giddy. I mean we had 4-5 beers, had a grill going in the background, a turkey fryer (fire), a big pot of future beer cooking. Little things like warming the extract, hydrating the yeast, we...

First post, so be kind. My brew buddy and I made a extract octoberfest labeled as okay to brew at ale temps. I verified with the LHBS and they assured me this was okay. So we set out with absolutely no idea what we were doing, made close to a hundred mistakes, but in the end it...