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Thanks Pie Man. Yes the Irish Moss will go in with the finishing hops with 15 min left on the boil. I do not know the weight of the extracts. I asked my HBS why they do not give the OG, FG and ABV and this was the response... "As a general rule, we don’t provide gravities with our...

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Roger that. Thanks! :mug:

Thanks Atom, your answers all makes sense. For aerating I was thinking of taking a big sanitized wisk to it. Did step 1 to 15 look OK?

Please critique the steps for my second ever (extract) brew planned for this coming weekend. The instructions is a bit vague and I think geared towards the experienced brewer. It did not give me OG, FG or ABV? Belgian Blonde Ale Grains Wheat 0.25 lbs. Crystal 40L 0.75 lbs. Cara-Pils 0.75 lbs...

Thanks Hammy. Can you explain the D-rest. I Googled it and it looks like a temp increase at the end of the primary. The instructions did not mention anything like this. I tasted the sample from taking a hydrometer reading (1.012) and it was not bad at all. I could not really taste alcohol as...

This is my first brew and I am ready to go to 2nd stage for lagering. I am brewing Brewers Best Continental Pilsner: http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1008_Continental_Pilsner.pdf This is from the instructions: "SECONDARY/LAGERING Transfer the beer to a clean, sanitized 5-gallon...

Right it is time to move it to the secondary fermenter (glass carboy) and I just want to check what is the best way of cleaning/sanitizing the lines from the siphon? I am thinking to siphon it full of star san and let it sit for a bit.

Right so I moved the fermenter closer to the furnace area, wrapped it in a towel and lifted it about 3 foot off the floor and that up'ed the temp by a degree or two and now I have about 4 big bubbles escaping every minute. It's alive! I resisted the temptation to open the lid or pull out the...

Thanks for the reply it is much appreciated. The brewing instructions calls for primary fermenting to be at 53º - 59ºF and I am at the top end of that. I can occasionally coaxes a bubble out the airlock if I tap the bucket with my finger but it is not actively bubbling by itself as I have...

OK it has been almost 4 days now and still no real activity in the airlock. Time to start panicking? I brewed a brewers kit: continental Pilsner http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1008_Continental_Pilsner.pdf It has been in the basement with a constant 58 - 60 degrees. About 4 inches...

I am a bit pissed off with Brewers Best kit for not including sanitizer and not being clear that LD Carlson is just a cleaner. Here I am thinking everything is getting sanitized. I am starting to doubt that my first brew is going to be a success. I already ordered Star San.

Thank you for the help. My first brew was the continental Pilsner http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1008_Continental_Pilsner.pdf I am hoping to lager it if I can find a chest freezer on Craigslist soon. I already have the RANCO ETC-111000 Digital Cold Temperature Control but think I am...

More questions coming up: 1) The brew was 2.5 gal and then after the boil I added another 2.5 gal filtered tap water. Is this 2.5 gal tap water not a problem since it was never boiled? 2) I only used LD Carlson 'easy clean' to clean everything with. Is this also a sanitizer or just a cleaner...

Jip that is the only brew master among us. :) It is my boy of 14 months, Niko. (named after Nikola Tesla)

Oh, yes i see the small holes after closer inspection. OK so the cap stays on. Is this back-vacuum normal? I filled it twice now, I would guess a tablespoon at a time. Also I am now wondering about this. The brew was 2.5 gal and then after the boil I added another 2.5 gal filtered tap water...

OK it happened again. Last night I cleaned and filled the airlock with sanitized water. On inspection this morning it is again well below the fill line on the airlock. It looks to me like the lid on the airlock should come off otherwise how does the gasses escape. It seems that the gasses are...

Thank you all for the fast responses. CRAP! I did not sanitize (boil or sanitizing powder) the water used in the airlock and I did see 1 drop go in. I will pull it out, place a sanitized plug in, sanitize the airlock and replace it with sanitized water asap. Keeping my fingers crossed.

This is my first brew and post. Thank you for a fantastic forum! Just have a few questions. I did hit all the temperatures and timing for the ingredients spot on and had a perfect OG (fist pump). 1) I have a brand new Polar SS pot and after a good clean used it for the first time. Should I...