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A-Z Brown ale. I don't think I pitched enough yeast, and I think if fermented too warm. It tastes terrible.

I really like Grizzly Peak in Ann Arbor, MI. Their beers are really good, and their food is fantastic. Worst would be a closed brewpub.

That's what I was thinking. I've been doing Activators right into the wort, and those have been good. I'm trying to pitch better rates and not underpitch my worts.

I'm trying the Propagator pack with a starter for the first time, and I'm trying to figure out how big of a starter I need. If I go by Mr. Malty for a 1.049 OG, I will need 180 b cells. It seems that calc uses Activator packs, so I'm not sure how big of a starter I will need. According to...

I bottled the Hefe yesterday, and it smelled very strongly like banana, but the taste was more balanced. I think it should be very drinkable.

I've used the MrB kegs to try a some original recipes. They're good for that if you don't want 5 gal of something that doesn't turn out well.

No. It won't be long. I've been looking at all the pics of sculptures, and am thinking I should already be looking for parts to build one, even though I've never even done AG yet. :mug:

My name is Andy, and I live in MI. I started brewing last Christmas, when my sister got me a Mr. Beer. I brewed with that for a while, and even bought another on clearance. That wasn't enough though. I was already addicted. I had to go out and buy equipment to do regular extract batches...

I would say it was only in that condition for a few hours before I was able to cool it.

I'll be sure to.

Thanks dougriddle. That's what I was planning on doing. I'll let it sit in the fermenter for probably 3 to 4 weeks.

I started this one last week. I pitched at 68, but the next day was quite warm, and the fermenter went up to 77. It is in a plastic fermenter, and the top and bottom were bulging out, and the airlock was full of krausen. I just pulled the airlock out and let it foam, and moved the bucket to...