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Hello. The first photo is of an American cream ale. 17 days in the primary and 13 days in the bottle. Probably a little over carbonated. The second photo is of an Irish stout, under carbonated due to measuring error. 14 days in the primary and 13 days in the bottle. I will let the stout mature...

My plan is to produce 4 cases of 24 at least a month for maybe 12 months. I have two five gallon fermenters and will save one case of each style indefinitely. I want to have 400 plus bottles when done thus drinking one case of each kind every month. I don't know why, maybe I need to go on the...

Hello. I am totally a newb brewer. Just upgraded my equipment and brewed my second and third five gallon batches. I just brewed five gallons of american cream ale and five gallons of irish stout. The american cream ale got into the fermenter and took off then was apparent stuck and I never...

Hello. I first brewed a batch of red ale with an all in one kit that i bought and it turned out sour. That was my first attempt at brewing. Since then i have upgraded my equipment and am trying to produce two more batches. The first time i had a five gallon kettle on an electric stove. Now I...

Hello. Yesterday was my first brew day and i wanted to tell other beginners the mistakes i now know i made. I hope it helps. 1. Overestimate needed water. I used spring water and i used one gallon for sanitation and five for the brew kit. Half a gallon evaporated in the cooking process. I only...

I just did my first home brew. I used star san on all the equipment. Steeped grain below 175. boiled according to recipe for over 60 minutes. Cooled wort with water and used spring water all the way. added my additional water and activated yeast in lukewarm water and dropped. Sealed bucket and...