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From your description, this sounds like it could be my next favorite beer! If you had to compare it to a popular IPA, what would it be? I don't have much experience homebrewing yet but I'd love to give yours a try. I bottled my first batch last Saturday (the "Nearly Nirvana Pale Ale" from my...

Thanks so much Chickypad, you've guided me through my first batch and I truly appreciate it! My brew should be ready just in time for the Super Bowl =) I hope they're yummy, but I'll be ok if they suck, as long as the Pats win!

Hola, ciao, aloha all! So it's almost time for bottling! Tomorrow's the big day. Of course, I have another question: Once bottled, should I leave it at fermentation temperature (74ish degrees), or stick it right in the fridge? And how long should I leave it for before drinking? The recipe says...

Awesome, thank you both! I'll probably play around with a few types of LME and DME from my LHBS before I buy in bulk, but that website looks great! Thanks again.

Hello again! So tonight I talked to my friend who's been brewing for the past 2 or so years. I've had a few of his brews and they've been some of the best I've ever tasted. I asked him whether or not he prefers a secondary fermenter and he said he tried using just a primary once and got too much...

Hey guys, I have a couple questions. My first batch is currently about 10 days away from bottling. Though I haven't tasted it, I know that IPAs are my true passion and will be spending the next 10 batches on perfecting the ultimate IPA recipe. My LHBS has all the ingredients I'll need for a...

Ahh yes, cleanup. Forgot to mention that. Welp, I feel better now! Thanks. I just wish I could fast-forward 2 weeks.

Kh54s10: If you did aerate this one between primary and secondary I would age it further to minimums and bottle it ASAP. I would then drink it quickly. There wasn't any stirring involved, I just siphoned it from the primary to the secondary(bottling bucket). If siphoning is considered...

Ugh, 3Peg, you poor thing. I'm in my last leg of school in the medical field. Yes, 85% of my class is female, but regardless of sex I still see Bud Light bottles in the hands of 99% of them when I'm out at bars and even house parties. :sigh: it's such a shame. I'm currently obsessed with all...

Hmm, that's unfortunate. He and his colleagues seem knowledgable, maybe I mixed something up. I was asking a ton of questions rapid fire... As for whether or not I'll use a secondary fermenter in the future, we'll see how this batch turns out. If I want to try it without a secondary, I'll have...

Yeah I read a bunch about skipping the secondary, and it makes perfect sense, but the guy at the local homebrew store told me to switch it over after 9-11 days to "aerate the batch and get rid of the trub." This is a bit of a source of confusion for me... Is there a fine line regarding...

So my BF got me my very own long-awaited beginner's homebrew kit for Christmas, and my (ours? I did most of the work =P) first IPA has been fermenting for about 13 days. I've been following a recipe he scooped up at my local brewshop. It sat for 11 days in the primary fermenter, and we just...