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Ok, so i'm all in on making starters now, my beer is bubbling within hours. Also since I have been re-using yeast I have more of it (probably 6-10 times a single vile's worth) and I can get very fast vigorous fermentation. I have noticed my beer is much better and my thinking is this...

Last night I brewed AHS American IPA #1, the OG is supposed to be 1.06 and I came off with 1.071'ish, it was high. I thought about adding water, but I boil & cool all of my water and besides I like strong beer anyway. I used a crapload of White Labs Irish Ale yeast, the krausen is HUGE...

I have gone through 3 hydrometers so far (over probably 7 brews). I guess i'm clumbsy, just wondering if anyone else has broken any.

So, I have read of a few of you boiling your starter directly in the flask. Well I have tried this twice and neither method works "well enough" for me and I really want to do this. The first method went from measuring cup to boiling water (heat off). This caused a mess of the flask...

I accidentally ordered priming sugar from Austin Homebrew. I force carbonate. Isnt this just extra light DME? Can I use it as my starter sugar instead?

Thanks for the reassurance. That is exactly what I figured.

So, I have been saving my yeast from various batches in order to save $7.00 on liquid y east. If I use a different yeast, say "White Labs Irish Ale" yeast instead of California Ale V will I have bad results? The beer i'm going to make is arrogant bastart or an IPA. Is there a guide to...

I just acquired a 9 gal. pot and was wondering if I could use a stove top or if I needed a separate boiler for a full 5 gal. boil.

You will be fine, yeast straight from the packet can take up to 4 days.

I ordered one from AHS, I thought they were glass! I have WINE in it right now, it will have beer, i'll let you know if that "no transfer of taste" thing holds up!

Ok, so I found a source for kegs and I am going to make an AG system for doing 10 gallons over the winter..... By looking at the pictures, it looks like the top keg is keg + spigot + thermometer and so is the bottom keg (i'm going to use a cooler for the sparge/lauder)... Couple easy...

Well, thanks all for your replies.... I'm glad to hear that some of you get the same feeling.... I think it comes from the hops and lingering smell... Its just the overly sweet stench and I basically stand over the pot for 3.5 hours while brewing. It really makes me feel sick, but its gone...

Ok, the "head" is likely coming from the CO2 in your lines, you can get "head" in about 5 minutes if that's all you want.. I am guessing that you simply havent carbonated long enough OR you have a leak in your cornies. Test the pressure on the corny keg by putting soapy water around it with...

I have done about 7 brews, I seem to think that each one has made me kind of sick to the stomach, to the point where i'm not even interested in drinking beer. This happens especially if I taste the wort (less than a teaspoon). Just wondering if anyone else gets this nasty feeling when brewing.

The lamest jokes i've ever seen. That's what she said.

1st question, have you served kegs before? The "keg" setup has its own set of trials and tribulations. They are all easy to fix. So I have to ask, is this your first time with a c02 tank or not? (Just eliminating some stuff with this simple question).

There are different types of "kits"... Www.austinhomebrew.com click on "Shop online" and buy one of their kits.... you will be shocked.

I sense that Labatts brewing company will be losing 2 kegs this year to PA vendors. :p

Ok, so, i've brewed 6 beers so far, but i'm only tasting the 3rd one now. The first one was crap so i'll exclude it. The other 2 seemed to have this "extract" taste (that's what I call it). The first one I "think" it went away just before I finished the keg, I had the final 2 glasses and it...

Ok, my next question on this, since it seems that we are going for the "same flavor" not the same "recipe" (Which I kinda find hard to believe that there is more than one path leading to the same destination, but i'll take you word for it :p ) How in the world did Austin Homebrew make all of...