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Just got done brewing up the extract kit from AHS. Wanted a basic beer that I could share with some guys that I thought they wouldn't mind trying coming from someone that homebrewed it. Well hit my OG at 1.034-1.035 and gave her a taste test. Here is the question. It tasted like crushed up...

So live out in rural Iowa always brewed at my buddies place finally going to fly solo. So deep well drilled hard water gets ran through a softner just seeing if it is okay to brew with. Or should I just buy distilled water? Also what about using water from an artesian well?

Forgot to post my introduction. Up here in northern Iowa 23 years old. I got started with brewing a few years ago helping out a buddy from college. He let me hang around and help him out anyway I could. Started up again once I finished school with some high school buddies using their...

Hey guys quesion on yeast storage. I just ordered AHS American Lager (for the bud/coors/miller guys) at got it with the White Labs American Lager WLP840 yeast. I also ordered AHS Bavarian Hefeweizen with White Labs Hefeweizen Ale WLP300. My question is on proper yeast storage temperatures. I...

Hey guys using my buddies account to ask what I'm sure is a simple question, but was wondering with the extract kits you buy do they send you enough priming sugar for bottling?

Okay so I have a quick question, going to start to do a bew sometime this weekend and typically have done 5 gallon batches. Well this time around I think I want to tone it down to a 2.5 gallon batch, because I'll be doing a little experimenting with some lemon/orange zest. The kit is from the...

Okay I have helped out a few friends that are homebrewers and have a few that I ran solo along side them however they always handled the temperature side of it. So my question for you guys/gals is the appropriate temperature to 1) Carb. it at (will be in 5 gal. kegs) 2) Chill it at. The...