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Gentlemen, I couldn't wait any longer, I just had to try my first batch tonight. Even though it's only been in the bottle since Saturday. I was mildly surprised. It was drinkable, slightly bitter, slight "medicine" taste, could use a bit more head when poured. But considering my...

Gentlemen, I was wondering (noob again) what is the right amount of priming sugar to use when bottling? When I bottled my first partial batch (rest went into a secondary) I kind of interpolated from what I found on the net and went with 2oz in 10 litres of beer. I'm using corn sugar powder...

Gentlemen, Watch out, noob question. I bottled 1/2 of ny first batch last night (put the other halk into a secondary for later comparison) and ran into a problem. Using a red, 2 handled, capper and caps from the local HBS, the commercial bottles I had saved wouldn't cap right. These were...

Gentlemen, My first batch has been in the fermenter since sunday, my fermenter is a 6gal bucket with a spigot, lid and airlock. Ii is still bubbling in the airlock, althought it has slowed quite a bit. I was just curious, would it be ok to take some of the beer out through the spigot to take...

Gentlemen, Before I bought my 6gal fermenter, I aquired a 3gal that I intended to start learning to brew with. When I went to buy ingredients, the lady there convinced me to buy the larger bucket, so I did. I still have the 3gal, with a spigot (?) valve in it and a lid, but there is no...

Gentlemen, I tried brewing my first batch of (extract) beer yesterday, and I think I screwed up since my airlock is not bubbling yet. What I think I did was add the yeast while the wort/water was too cold, instead of letting the mix warm to room tmperature as per the instructions. My...