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I brewed a Midwest Hex Nut Brown Ale last night and wanted to see if anyone had any critiques on what I did/didn't do. I also made my first starter for this one. I've attached images in case it helps; couple questions in bold. Recipe...

You lost me at HLT :/ Did I miss some reading somewhere? I don't even know what that is. I thought I could get a converted igloo and use it as a MLT, and drain that into my 15 gallon brew kettle. Is this a third item I need?

Hey all, I have a polar ware 15 gallon brew kettle (601BP), purchased with future brewing in mind. I'm still doing 5 gallon extract kits in it at the moment because I'm still learning. When I move to all-grain, I plan to make some 5-gallon and some 10-gallon AG batches. Will I need a 15...

Thanks all. I'm new, so I just pitched whatever yeast the kit gave me. I had no way of knowing it wasn't enough. :-/ Is there no point in even priming if that's the case? Am I just doomed to a flat beer now? The fermenter was not on the basement floor. It was up on a table with ambient temp...

Recipe: http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/New%20BB%20Recipes/1022%20Belgian%20Dark%20Strong%20Recipe.pdf I thought I was very careful - followed all times and temps to the number; I used a 15 gallon kettle and I did steep with 2.5 gallons. The muslim bag wasn't extremely loose, nor was it...

Thanks, that's what I thought you meant. :)

Thanks for all the replies, everyone. This is all very helpful. Do you mean disconnect the hose from the sink, hold the sink-end-up, and let it drain out the other side? I didn't know that even with all those coils it could still do a full siphon until empty. If this isn't what you meant...

After using my wort chiller, should I do anything about the water remaining inside? Or is it simply not an issue since this water doesn't come in contact with the wort? My wort chiller is large and the coils are tightly-packed; it doesn't really drain when I turn it upside down. The smaller...

The short answer is yes. For primary fermentation many people use a blowoff tube instead of an airlock to avoid this. One end of the tube attaches to the carboy/bucket/better bottle, and the other end goes into a jug or bucket with water in it. Same concept as an airlock where CO2 can escape...

I recently brewed my first beer, an Irish dry stout. I'm fermenting in a bucket and have a secondary (better bottle) available. I've been reading the forums and seeing a few threads saying stout can be kept in primary for 3-4 weeks then bottled, skipping secondary. Is this because stout doesn't...

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Thanks, hercher.

Hi all, I'm new to brewing beer. I'm really glad to have found this forum - very informative posts. I've learned a ton already, and I'm already stockpiling recipes. EdWort's Apfelwein sounds awesome. I got a brewing starter kit and an extract kit last week knowing nothing about homebrewing, so...