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Relax, you're fine. Unless you're one of those people who only bathe once a week and your arm was really dirty... I strive to properly sanitize everything, but when I make a mistake I think to myself, "How did home brewers sanitize EVERYTHING 100 years ago?" That usually makes me feel better...

I've also never done Mr Beer, but I think you're going to be hard-pressed to brew Mr Beer for cheaper than buying beer. If you want to save money on beer you need to brew a larger quantity. Mr Beer is a good gateway into 5gal or more batches. Also...when I saw HME I cringed. That must be the...

+1. Let it sit in primary until you have time to bottle it. You'll accomplish very little by racking to secondary for a couple of days. Also, racking to bottling bucket and bottling only takes about 2 hours. My first time it took me 3 hours from prep to clean up and I was by myself. If you...

Northern Brewer and Midwest Supplies. I'm a Minnesota native so I gotta support MN!

You would need a license or permit (depending on state) because you are producing alcoholic beverages on a commercial scale. I can't really help you with how to carbonate it, but I would suggest contacting a company that makes and sells cider, they would probably offer you some suggestions.

+1. I use frozen blocks of pre-boiled water to cool my wort for partial boils. Works like a charm.

I do similar to jonk. I start my boil with about 4.5 gallons and by time I finish I have about 3.5-3.75gal of wort. I then add ice that I made the day before (after boiling water and sanitizing the pitchers) to get up to 5 gallons. Takes about 10-15min to cool the wort and it's free. I might...

I've read a few threads about peated malt and it seems like 2oz (56g) is plenty to be noticeable. I would be hesitant to go above 3oz (85g) because it'll be too much. I tasted an IPA with about 6oz and it tasted like I was drinking a campfire. Not for me...but it wasn't the first batch so...

I would leave it in the fermenter for 3 weeks and dry hop in the keg and save some time/hassle. Use a hop bag though...

How many gallons are you doing for your boil? Not sure where 183 IBU came from. My calculator gives 160 IBU in a 7gal boil and 132 IBU in a 5gal boil. I'm pretty new to this, but 2oz at 60min seems like a lot to me. I like bitter beers, but not THAT bitter. I'm curious to see what a 160 IBU...

Might want to test 5+gal with water first. I couldn't get 5gal to boil on my electric stove. Also, if you haven't check yet, make sure your 40qt pot will FIT on your stove. My buddy bought one and his microwave is too low so it doesn't fit. We both got turkey fryers at Walmart for $50 and...

Here's the recipe link to Brewer's Friend: http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/30855/dave-s-west-coast-ipa

Why wouldn't you do that again? I'm using the middle post of the 3-piece airlock with 1/2" tubing going to a bottle of sanitizer. I didn't cut off the posts either...and it's bubbling constantly since about 6hr after pitching and it's been 24hr now. It's not a BIG beer though...so maybe that...

Ok...so I brewed today. I looked up a bunch of West Coast IPA recipes and I based this off others... 5.5gallon batch, 4 gal boil 6.5lbs Extra Light DME 1lb Crystal 60L (stepped 30min) 1lb Light DME (added w/ 20min left in boil) 1/2lb Corn Sugar (added w/7min left in boil) 1oz Chinook (60min)...

The funny thing is... I read though about 10 pages on the "Post Your Infection" thread and looked at countless pictures and thought to myself, "I'll know I have an infection if I see one after looking at all these pics!" Then I open the lid and I instantly think, "I don't remember what any...

OK..so I have an extract kit American Pale Ale in primary right now. It's been in primary for just under 2 weeks. I pulled the cover off the bucket today and found a bunch of small gold clusters of something. I know these pictures aren't the best, but iPhones struggle focusing on beer...

Ok...new attempt at no longer sculpin inspired IPA: 5 GAL Extract 6lbs muntons Light DME 1lb Extra light DME Hops: 60min: .5 oz Cascade .5 oz Amarillo 30min: .5oz Cascade .5oz Centennial 15min: .5 oz Amarillo .5 oz Chinook Flameout: .5oz Cascade .5oz Crystal Dry Hop (5-7 days): 1oz...

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Appreciate it. I'll update the thread with my final recipe and how it turns out.

That's what I was afraid of. Simcoe is not available at my LHBS and I was hoping to brew this weekend.