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All great information, thanks to all! Looks like i will start yeast starting

yeast starters vs double pitching, I'm new to brewing and have done a few of the extract ale kits off NB, I still plan on getting a few more under my belt before I do anything crazy but was wondering for the barley wines and heavier beers that have a higher OG and require more yeast, which...

right on and thanks for the heads up on the sale

I want to upgrade my kettle but can't quite afford the deluxe brew kettles yet, so i was wondering if anyone has tried installing a valve and thermometer on an aluminum kettle to improvise? Ill post links for the valves and thermometers i have been looking at. Any suggestions would help greatly...

thanks for this link!

Just did my first batch a little over a week ago and I had the same problem on the stove. So I put the lid on to get it to boil after a few drinks and was not being as vigilant as I should have. There is still brew grime on the stove that I gave up on trying to get off. For now on I'm going to...

hahaha that's awesome!

Sure did, we should trade a bottle after I get finished. I've been fermenting for 6 days now and am going to let it sit another 2 weeks, then bottle after dry hopping for 7 days.

hahaha sounds good! I'll just go through with the recipe and cross my fingers. I like bitter beer, I was just hoping for that nice balance.

Thanks for the replies and advice. Now my question is, does anyone have any advice on dry hopping to compensate for this mistake or should I just dry hop the 1oz of cascade like the recipe says too? Thanks again

So I started my first brew a few days ago and made a totally amateur mistake. I made the American Pale Ale recipe using malt liquid extract along with 1 1/2 pounds of grains which I steeped. My main concern was with hop part. It calls for 2 oz. of perle for 60 min. and 1 oz. of cascade for 1...