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Check out How to Brew by John Palmer. He has a very good step-by-step on making a starter.

Aha, now we know the real problem, you racked too early. You should never rack your beer until fermentation is complete, the second stage is just for cleaning things up, not for actual fermentation. When you racked the beer you removed it from the majority of the yeast, thus stalling...

Sounds stuck to me. What temp are you fermenting at? What type of yeast did you use? You may need to warm it up just a smidge when you rouse the yeast but it's hard to say for sure.

You can absolutely bottle your 12 pack before kegging the rest of the beer if you want to. I'd recommend mixing in your priming solution, bottling your 12 pack, then leaving the rest to keg condition. You could use carb tabs to prime your bottles if you wanted to force carb your keg. There is...

Based on the hops you have listed I would use Chinook for bittering and Cascade for flavor and aroma. I would not use the Goldings with any of the other hops you list, but that's just personal preference. If you want to know what a real Cascady beer tastes like get your hands on some Stone...

Decoction isn't really appropriate for a Porter. I know as homebrewers we all like to do things a bit differently, but why go to all the trouble if it's not going to have a positive affect on the outcome of your beer.

Thank you shecky, I wondered how long it would take for someone to get it. As for real metal bands, I've got to go with Judas Priest, after that probably Black Sabbath. If you want to hear some really crazy sh*t though, check out Icelandic Death Metal, that stuff is beyond the beyond imo.

Jethro Tull people, Jethro Tull.

Did I mention that I had to be at work when the guy came for the install so my wife was the one who had to deal with the guy? I must have told her a million times last night "do not let him talk you into installing the internet". She still had to call me while the guy was there and have me...

So there are enough techie folks on here to appreciate this, but Comcast charges $150 to install cable internet. Are you kidding? $150 to install a few cables? I laughed my a** off when they told me that; think I'll go with the self install myself.

That's a lot of fermentables for such a small boil volume. If you want it to be hoppy I'd recommend searching here for the late extract method and use that, you'll get more bittering out of your hops. Based on the hops you listed I would pick the highest AA as my bittering (probably the...

I don't think it matters much. I have mine on the inside because it fits and space is at a premium in my apt. If I would have it on the outside I might have gotten a bigger tank or something, but again, it doesn't really make a difference.

Just as an FYI, even if it came with lager yeast you could still brew it at higher temps, it will just won't have the same character and it might not be as clean. Anchor Steam is made with a lager yeast fermented at higher temps.

Not to worry mate, I learned how to drive in Manhattan. Mostly I just have to readjust having been living in RI (where there are no real cities) for the past 7 years. Give me a month and I will be a moronic monkey person too.

Anyone know where in this video was taken? As a new Boston resident let me just tell you it is like driving in the land of the moronic monkey people. I don't know how these people got or retain their driver's licenses, but I do know a way for the mayor to increase his revenues, start handing...

Microsoft warranty for RRoD is for 2 years. Do not call Gamestop, call Microsoft. RRoD is an ongoing issue (many people are on their 4th and 5th 360) due to shoddy production practices and cheap components. Microsoft is aware there is an issue and has extended the warranty for this problem to...

Sounds like you have a pretty good plan there. Remember to sanitize absolutely everything that will come into contact with your beer; this includes the bottling bucket, spigot, siphon, tubing, bottles, caps, ect... To answer some of your specific questions: yes I would re-sanitize the bottles...

Welcome from Boston (and Providence for at least the rest of the month).

Oh I totally knew.

+1. It's nice to have a mix so if you just want a glass you can pour the 12oz and if you want to drink a bit more you can for with the 22.