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Howdy, So I made my first batch of Amber ale from an extract/grain kit with a full 5 gallon boil. Things were going along great; was getting airlock activity after 12 hours and it was going strong for a good 24 hours. However over the last 24 hours there seems to be no airlock activity. I...

Thanks a lot for the suggestions, this has definitely calmed my fears knowing I wont be spending any more money :)

I've gathered supplies for finished the last piece I need to start on my first batch (the chiller. damn copper is expensive). Something that I'm concerned about now is if I will need to aerate the wort. Normally I suppose this wouldn't be a problem with a partial boil extract, but is it going to...

With the exception of scaling down the hops, can i still use the same amount of extract? (2# light dry malt extract, 1# crystal, 1# brown sugar)

Howdy, first post. I just picked up supplied at the LHBS and picked up a ingredients kit to get started. The instructions call to only boil 1.5 gallons, if I have the means to do a full boil, would this effect anything? For example it states to add the hops at the beginning (it is only one...