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Ok, has anyone, beside me, ever looked back at all the posts you made on here and felt like you were a complete goofus at the beginning? I just looked back at some of my first posts, and WOW do I feel like that poor guy was such a noob. I know I am still a very new brewer, and I do NOT claim...

I know someone else on HBT said this... and I can see it going through the OP's mind... can't find the specific quote but it paraphrases something like: "Can I drink it? I mean, I'm gonna anyway, but is it safe?"

I am working on my first non-kit recipe, and could use some advice. I want to go all extract, 'maybe' with a small steep of carapils or the like to help with head and retention? I will be working with a small batch of about 2.5 gallons end result. Boil would be about 1.5 gallons. Here is my...

a little birdy whispered that there was a package enroute for me... oh boy oh boy oh boy... do I go stand by the front door now? :D

My batch (mentioned last in post #5831) has been aging for a week now, time to lock the cellar door and tie myself down, so as not to rush in and grab bottle to chill.... must.... wait...

Very kind. PM sent to you.

Pretty good, the vocals straddle the line for me approaching that 'too garbled/screamy' point, but are ok

I have 2 stores that are each about 20 minutes from me, even in traffic. So I am pretty well set, for anything they don't have, there is always the internet.

ZepTrey...Box sent, Tracking sent by pm...

Didn't figure it was too much issue, just keeping ya updated. I will be including one of my brews, but it has only been bottled for a couple days, so that one will need to sit in a nice outta the way spot and carb up for at least a week or two..then chill and try. There will be a note about...

Rats, sitting here boxing up some 'glassware' to send to zeptrey...wouldn't you know it, I misjudged how much bubblewrap I was gonna need, and can't go to the store for more cuz I have been 'relaxing' with a couple of beverages. Guess I'll have to hit the store again tomorrow, and then get your...

Which exact kit did you get? The link opens up to a 'results' page for me, with several different kits shown, all different components. Wasn't there a dedicated fermenter included? It looks like all of the kits in your link have a fermenter AND a bottling bucket each as a separate part. You...

Ok, I am not really sure what to even put here, so I will drop a few names in and then just some style preferences. I'll add to the list in the next day or so, but would be pleased with anything someone wanted to share. Alchemist - Heady Topper Hopworks Crooked Stave Alesmith Odell New Belgium...

I'll get this one. I can get to the store today or tomorrow and then get it ready to send. Drop me a PM with address info?

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Oops, silly me. I forgot that the DME was an extra... that is where the additional ABV cam from. Here is a linky to the kit I used as the base, if anyone wants to look. http://www.mrbeer.com/vlad-the-impale-ale-recipe

ok, so I bottled this today. Tasted pretty decent on the gravity sample, so I am looking forward to it getting carb'd up and ready to drink. I did up each of the hops to an ounce each, total, using 1/2 of the hops at 30 minutes boil and half tossed into the LBK (in a hopsack). Got 12 full 22...

ok, Beersmith gives me this for numbers: Estimated Original Gravity: 1.020 Est Final Gravity: 1.005 IBU: 43 Color: 10.4 SRM Estimated ABV: 2.0% Using a style of English Pale Ale, you are ok on IBU and color, but WAY down on gravity and ABV. Also, I used Crystal 60 malt, since you didn't say...

Overall, you will end up with something that looks like what you were trying to brew, it will probably be quite a bit more bitter tasting(depending on hop boil time), and will be a lot thinner and very 'weak' as far as ABV. As to whether that is a 'ruined' batch depends on whether you feel the...