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I have an extract brewing kit that I have used twice that I am looking to sell. It’s an excellent set up it’s just not for me. All the items are listed below and should be everything you need to brew and then some, minus the extract kits. All items were ordered through Midwest supplies. 75$ (or...

I am in need of a bit of help. Brewed an Oktoberfest kit but swapped the yeast to a white labs 568, added 4oz of smoke extract (recommend for a 5 gallon batch) did some gravity testing last night and the beer is finished. It has a wonderful saison taste and smell but way too much smoke. Is...

I am in need of a bit of help. Brewed an Oktoberfest kit but swapped the yeast to a white labs 568, added 4oz of smoke extract (recommend for a 5 gallon batch) did some gravity testing last night and the beer is finished. It has a wonderful saison taste and smell but way too much smoke. Is...

Great news! Gravity reading are going perfect and the beer had a crazy ferment. Will bottle in two weeks! Next question. I added 4oz of smoke flavor to this batch, the bottle said use 4oz per 5 gal batch and boy is she smokey. Will this mellow out at all? I really hope with some more sitting and...

I'm brewing my second batch! First one was great. I was gifted an Oktoberfest kit (I don't like Oktoberfest) so I decided to tinker. I did a 5 gallon batch with white labs 568 (Belgian saison) and added some 4oz of brewing smoke. I pitched yesterday things are going great, perfect start to...

Well after 3 weeks I bottled my first batch. Only ended up with 40 bottles. I made the mistake of setting my bottling wand in the bucket of sanitizer releasing 8 beers into the bucket haha. Live and learn, I'll be ordering a spring wand soon enough. I'll try one just for kicks after a week and...

As a lot of you know I have my first ever extract brew a Midwest front porch pale ale kit in the fermenter as we speak. I brewed and began fermentation on the 16th, fermentation happened quickly and seemed to cease after a few days, cloudy for a bit temp was kept between 65-70. Well the beer is...

Hello all, New Brewer here as some of you know I'm sure haha, still fermenting my first brew and already planning my second. Here lies my dilemma, I was gifted all of my brewing supplies and a few extract lots for Christmas. The person gifting did an awesome job, I've always wanted brew and...

Hello all, New Brewer here, still fermenting my first brew and already planning my second. Here lies my dilemma, I was gifted all of my brewing supplies and a few extract lots for Christmas. The person gifting did an awesome job, I've always wanted brew and now I can. It's going to be a long...

First I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped me out today with my questions. However I'm back with more! After getting home from work today I brought the temperature of the ferment down to about 63-64 and within an hour there was a drop in activity everything slowed and the...

Hey guys first post here from a new member and brewer. Last weekend I did my first extract brew with a partial boil. Everything went incredibly smooth and my wife and I had a ton of fun, were hooked. I'm sure this has been on here but I'm noticing tons of activity in my 6.5 big mouth...