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  1. J

    First time selecting grains (AKA, how to use a scale...)

    Went to my LHBS today (Southern Brewing in Tampa) and decided it was time to select my own grains... The guy working the counter (very helpful) helped be choose a recipe and then showed me how to find the grains. 8oz of each, no big deal I thought. After getting everything together, I take it...
  2. J

    6.5 Gallon carboy - too big? (And other silly noob primary questions)

    When I purchased my True Brew kit, I also purchased a 6.5 Gallon carboy, hoping to use that as a secondary. Now, after some reading it seems that 6.5 gallons is too big for a secondary, since it would allow 'too much oxygen/head space'? Although, the True Brew "ale pails" are 6.5 Gallons and...
  3. J

    Need advice on bottling (used the wrong fermenting bucket?)

    Ok guys, I need your help once again! I brewed my first "real" beer the other day (as opposed to the 3 Mr. Beer brews I have already done) and, per the LHS's instructions, added the wort/yeast into my True Brew "fermenter/bucket with the hole" - which is a hole on the bottom for a...
  4. J

    Infection? (Pics included...n00b!)

    Ok, I promised I wasn't going to n00b out and panic...but, that's just not in the cards today. I started my first brew a couple of weeks ago, and just bottled today. The beer smells a little strange but didn't taste bad. This is the Ale kit that comes in the standard Mr. Beer kit. So...
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