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I have been thinking of trying BIAB and think I have an understanding of how it should work. I am looking for a good video or site that would provide step by step directions on how to BIAB. I have searched YouTube but everyone seems to do this differently and I do not know enough to determine...

As I have posted here before I have yet to find an IPA that I like. I just spent a week in 3 different cities in NY and it was hard to find a beer on tap that was not an IPA. One pub had about 20 taps and probably 15+ were IPAs. I found some good beer but would have liked to have more...

Thanks for all the advice. This first time I added the water and sugar into the bottling bucket first and then racked on top of it but did not stir. I thought the whirlpool effect from the hose would stir it enough to disperse the sugar. Apparently some bottles had more sugar than others...

I used corn sugar boiled in water that I added to a bottling bucket.

So I primed and bottle conditioned my beer for about a month. Some bottles are really good beer with good carbonation and others, not so good and almost flat. Every bottle gives that whish sound and the release of gas when opened so I assume the caps were on good, but as I said some do not...

Thanks for the responses, I just wanted to make sure there was not some upgrades I should buy instead of what comes in a complete system. Looking on Craigslist daily for a refrigerator.

:) I have fixed the typo. Any advice is still appreciated.

I am looking into kegging my beer in the near future. Should I buy a complete keg system from someplace like northern brewer or Midwest or should I piece one together and buy each component separately? If I should buy separately please suggest some items for my shopping list.

A little update. I let my beer condition for another week and tried one tonight. There was a noticeable increase in gas released when I popped the top, the beer had a thick foamy head, and the flavor seemed to improve after another week of conditioning. I am going to give it one more week...

I hand wash all my dishes with dish soap. May try rinsing the glass more before pouring.

Well took my first taste after two weeks of bottle conditioning. Flavor is good, beer fizzes in your mouth, no visible head on the beer. I will let it sit a little longer to see if longer conditioning will produce more head on the beer.

How did you like the fermonster?

As a new home brewer I have been searching out new things to try. It seems like there is a lot of buzz about IPAs so I have been trying them. I have tried big commercial brands and microbrews and have not found one yet that I would like to drink. Everyone is just too bitter. Is it just me or...

Ok I just bottled my first batch. If I start brewing more than I will definitely move towards using kegs. Bottling was labor intensive with all the cleaning and sanitizing of the bottles and a little messy because my new bottle filler leaked the whole time. As far as those worried about me...

As a first time brewer my first batch is well under way. I tried a NB Irish Red extract kit. I learned a lot on brew day. My gas stove does not have enough output to boil 2.5 gallons of water in a 5 gallon kettle. I was able to work around this by placing the kettle over two burners to get...

New brewer here from western NY. Brewed my first extract batch of Irish Red a couple weeks ago and looking forward to trying it out in a few weeks. There is a lot of great advice and knowledge here. Completely followed all directions with the Irish Red but looking forward to learning more and...