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I brewed Yuri's Thunderstruck Pumpkin ale last Friday and now find myself in an awkward situation. I had to leave town on Saturday so I assumed it would be alright and fermentation would take place. When I woke up saturday and checked for activity before I left, the airlock was not moving and...

So I brewed my first batch about 9 days ago. It was a AHS kit and was recommended to stay in the primary for 2 weeks before bottling so it has got some time till it should be bottled. Anyway, I decided to take a gravity reading to see where I was today. It is at 1.020 and started at 1.058...

So I finished brewing my 2nd batch today. This time I brewed a variation of Revvy's Old Bog Road Brown Ale. My first batch was the AHS our special holiday ale and now I have an interesting question. Both batches had crystal and chocolate, this one more than the first, grains for steeping and...

This is the last time I'm going to freak about my first beer until I actually have it bottled or tasted. The more I think about it, my gravity is worrying me. My OG was a supposed to be 1.050 for my first beer (according to AHS), but I'm worried mine might be too high. First reading after...

So I've finished brewing my first batch and it's been in the primary for a little more 24 hours. Fermentation started last night while I was asleep, but after checking the fermometer I get a reading of about 70 to 74. I put it in a small water bath and got the temp down to 68 to 72, not too...

So for my first batch I decided to go with an AHS Our special holiday ale extract kit. When boiling though, I never had any boil over, or I guess hot break like I was expecting. When boiling my yeast starter I did have the boil over happen so I was caught a little off guard. Other than that...

So I think my starter might be messed up. Instead of 1/2 cup DME I used 1 cup DME in 1 pint of boiling water. I guess the question I have is will this kill the yeast. The yeast are White Labs East Coast Ale (WLP008) and the DME I used was muntons extra light. Any help would be great. I...

So I've come to find out that you just can't find juice in a glass bottle any more. I was able to find a 2 qt cracker jar, but the opening at the top is very large. I know I need to cover it, but is there any reason why I should not use the container. Thanks in advance.

So I've been trying to figure out which beginners kit will be the best to purchase. I just need the basics since it is my first kit. My LHBS carries the true brew buckets with autosiphon upgrade. I've also looked into the midwest supplies basic kit and austin homebrew. The main question is...

So I've decided to finally brew my first batch. I plan on buying the kit (true brew with auto siphon) from my local HBS. As for the products, I want to get the AHS Our special holiday ale. My main question is if I order the kit, what is a reasonable time frame it can sit until I would have to...