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I brewed my first batch friday afternoon. By Saturday afternoon it was peculating really good. The airlock was flowing bubbles like crazy until this morning. Now it doesn't appear to be bubbling at all. I stared at it for 15 minutes and never saw a bubble. It's in a basement room at 62...

Ahh come on, I boiled em :cross:

Cool and thanks my fellow Yooperbrewer. May have to come down and visit some time. Used to live in Iron River back in the mid 80's, grew up in Bessemer which is very close to Hurley. I'm sure you're familiar with Hurley eh?

Hey this is first class nothing but Duofold here baby! :mug: I just looked at my bucket and the temp strip is at 66 degrees. I assume just leave it there then eh? And yes, us Yoopers know our beer haha! :tank:

Well I waited for a day that my wife would be gone to brew my first batch and glad I did, what a mess. She'd of had a fit if she had seen the kitchen. :eek: Everything went relatively well with a few small mistakes. First I was boiling my wort with a lid partly on. I decided to search the...

You take the spigot remove the nut and 1 gasket leaving 1 gasket on the spigot. Stick it in the bucket and then put the second gasket on. You should have one gasket on each side of the bucket then screw the nut on inside the bucket. Btw I just finished brewing my first batch. Good luck :mug:

Thanks for sharing. I'm going to be doing my first brew this week and experiences from other first timers really helps. :mug:

For $12.50 why not get a bottling bucket. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/bottling-bucket-with-spigot.html

Yeah I was planning on it. Just wanted to make sure it was a viable option before I bothered. Now the panty hose, that's an interesting idea lol.

Yes I will inspect it well. I see you're a fellow yooper eh. :mug: What part of the UP are you from? I'm in Marquette, grew up in Bessemer.

I've got the same question. First off, I don't want to use our tap water. Besides chlorine it also contains fluoride which I don't want in my beer. I'm thinking of taking some 5 gallon water jugs I have and going to a local spring to get water. We have some springs which flow right out...

Haha, yeah and I think I'm going to do my first batch when she's gone for a couple days. :mug:

Well after searching I did find a thread on this. Seems ok as long as it isn't chipped. This should get me through my first batch anyways. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/porcelain-enamel-brew-pots-14382/

Just wondering if I can use my wifes porcelain enameled canning pot for a brewing pot, at least until I find a stainless pot.

Looking for caps to fit the bud 16oz plastic bottles. Wondering if these are the ones. http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/bottling/bottle-caps-closures/28-mm-screw-cap-for-40113-pet-bottles-24-count.html. Also could the original Bud caps be re-used? They look like they...

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I joined this forum to learn how to brew. I'm hoping that I can find or make most of the equipment myself rather than buying a kit. So far I know almost nothing so I will be doing a lot of reading here. I really like the idea of being able to control exactly what goes in my beer, the water...