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Hey all, I've been brewing extracts for a little over a year now. I have 6 batches under my belt thus far, and my son was born in the middle of it all. I'm from a small city between Niagara Falls and Rochester NY, not too far from the shores of Lake Ontario. I've got a couple buddies who brew...

I always go blow off tube for the first 3-5 days. I've had way too many batches blow foam out the airlock.

sounds like a plan! Can't wait to see how it tastes.

will do! Its fermenting like crazy right now. definitely glad i went blow off tube! Can't wait to check the gravity in a week to see how it did, and to sneak a sip of the beer. At that point I'm going to decide if i want to dry hop it. My buddy gave me 4 oz of fresh zeus hops that I froze. I...

yeah, that's honestly why i added the little bit of extra DME to put a a little more sweetness in with it. The wort tasted really good, like sunshine in a glass, lol. Really hoping it turns out awesome.:mug:

Thanks for the response Ogri!

3 of the ounces used where hops that my buddy grew, so I have no idea what the alpha is, because if they were picked past their peak-their alpha would be effected. (being the reason why I added some chinook pellets) I tasted the wort that i checked my gravity with. It was hoppy, but not...

Hi there, I have a few batches under my belt-Here's what i just did, and I wonder what anyones thoughts are...I just kinda fly by the seat of my pants when it comes to brewing. I recieved a hefeweizen kit for christmas, so i decided to brew it today and add a bunch of extra hops. I did it...