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9:00 to 11:00? That's quick, was it an extract? My first batch was an extract and it took me about the same time, sanitizing was most of it. For my second batch I did a partial grain and it took 5 hrs between waiting for grains to steep and water to boil and so on. "But" it all went much...

That's the bottle tree I have and it makes things a bit easier for sure. That Vinator looks interesting and I can see how that would make sanitizing a breeze. I'll have to get one...I've never seen those before. However I am a bit of a better safe than sorry (or anal) kind of guy so I would...

What size is your bucket? I purchased a 5 gal bucket at Home Depot and fill it with my Sanitize solution and I do 50 bottles in sets of about 6 at a time. I submerge them and let them fill (when the bubbling stops) so they stay under, then let them sit a minute drain them and put them on my...

Last night I went out to eat with SWMBO and while waiting to be seated we wandered up to the bar for a drink. I decided to have a Sam Adams October fest and asked if they had any "unfrosted" mugs. She said yes and brought me my brew. When I grabbed the mug I was happy because I could tell the...

Oh it's going fast. Actually I just finished the last bottle from my last batch and drank it along with the bottles of this new brew yesterday. The sad thing is that I wasn't sorry to see it go! After tasting my latest I was happy that one is gone. It came out good but I just wasn't really...

My second batch was a Hop Devil clone kit (partial grain) from my LHBS. I brewed it up, secondary and then bottled for three weeks. Along the way I had my tastes. I tasted at 10 days and it wasn't bad at all...better than my first batch. At two weeks it was a little better but certainly nothing...

Has the krausen fallen? Tommy

Does it annoy you as much as it does me when it comes to having a beer while out ? I think beer glasses should be washed separately at the bar only and taken special care of. I get so many different off flavors (not to mention the dreaded chilled/iced glass) that it makes me not want to...

Both my beers came out this way. If you pour it against the side of the glass half way then pour aggressively down the middle the rest it has about a 1 finger head but doesn't last long. However it does remain with a thin (1/8 in.?) head right to the bottom of the glass. If I pour more...

Just to clarify, I shook my cooled wort before pitching the yeast, then pitched into the aerated wort. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but I'm sure one of the more experienced here can answer that. For my first batch I didn't aerate at all (didn't know) but got a bubbling airlock in 6...

The yeast could benefit from aeration though. I picked up my fermenter and shook the hell out of it for a minute or so and repeated that two or three times. Just make sure you wort cools before you pitch, I think I made that mistake on my first batch.....it still came out good though:)...

I may never find out! My first batch was ready for drinking mid July and I only have one bottle left. My latest batch was ready 3 days ago and I'm already down 8 bottles. I drank six the other day and tomorrow I have to cut the grass so need I say more?:drunk: Tommy

Hi plumtired, I'm a new brewer also having just finished my secong btch not long ago (it's all done and I'm drinking it!). When I made my first recipe it was pure extract and called for 5 gals. That's all I used. I didn't use a secondary fermenter (clearing tank) for that brew...

This was my last batch, an IPA. I was surprised that although it's very good as far as beer goes, I wouldn't consider it an IPA. It's low in alcohol and not bitter at all. Put it this way, my wife says it's very drinkable:D Still a good beer though. I chalk it up to being only my second...

I actually throw bottles away! I find them to be fairly cheap at $8 and change per case at my LHBS, plus the used bottles from previous brews and then the store bought brews I buy leave me with too many sometimes. I've got to the point of throwing out anything with a label, it's not worth my...

Today marks the end of week three since my beer has been bottled and I'm enjoying one as I type this. I had a hard time with temp while I was fermenting as well as in secondary. The temp was betwen 72 and 75 most times and at times up to 76 degrees. While in the bottles it hit 80 in my...

In hindsight, it was a long day and I was tired and was feeling protective of my babies:D He is a nice guy and fairly straight forward, if he didn't like it he would just say, "it's a good beer but not my style." That would be fine. Maybe I should have given him one. I was just feeling...

I used Wyeast 1056 on my last brew and had a problem getting the temp below 72 even with the wet towel. Most of the fermentation was done between 72 and 75 degrees and my beer came out fine. Would it have come out better at the proper temp? Who knows:D Anyway I'm almost positive my Wyeast...

Well then why not take whatever water you were adding to your fermenter to bring it to 5 gals (3 gals of water?) and fridge it up nice and cold before adding your wort to it? Maybe chill or almost freeze a few gallons of bottled water? Tommy

I like Guiness a lot. I tried an Oatmeal Stout at a local microbrew pub (their own recipe) and thought it may have even been better than Guiness (to me). Tommy