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OK, this is my third batch of beer. The first two came out great. This one due to moving, work on new home, job changes etc. has been fermenting for basically a year. I know, sad and pathetic, :(. I have had no time to brew. I use a plastic ale pail as a fermenter with the plastic air...

Hey all, I brewed a Belgian Pale Ale extract kit from my local LBHS last Saturday. I used the Wyeast Labs Belgian Ardennes #3255, my first time using liquid yeast. I smacked my pack (sounds dirty :cross:) the Sunday before hand thinking I was going to brew the following Wednesday but did...

I'm getting ready to brew a 5 gallon extract kit of Belgian Ale (OG 1.060) and it came with 1 XL pack of Wyeast Belgian Ardens Liquid yeast. I've never used liquid yeast before and I am thinking I need to make a starter. I used Mr. Malty's pitching calculator and it tells me this: # of...

I heard from someone that you should not store empty bottles in the garage due to exhaust fumes? Any truth to this? We park both of our cars in our garage daily. Obviously I would wash and sanitize the bottles before bottling but wanted to get everyone's take. Thanks, FG12351

I'm a newb who would like to brew a Guinness like stout to enjoy this winter. I'm an extract w/steeping grains brewer. Looking online a lot of the kits I have found recommend months of conditioning time. I know this only helps the beer but if I were to brew in the next few weeks, is there a...

Hey all, I've got one extract brew under my belt and everything went great! Since we have a very crappy electric range the wife-unit bought a bayou classic and a 30 Qt. SS pot for my birthday. I'm gearing up to brew another extract kit this weekend and I want to use the fryer and do a full...

It was a Brewer's Best Red Ale extract that I had in the primary for 4.5 weeks and it's been in the bottles for 2 weeks. My patience ran out yesterday and I threw one in the freezer for an hour and then in the fridge for another hour before I cracked it open last night. It was great! The...

Hey all, I just bottled my 1st batch! It's a Brewer's Best Red Ale. It's been fermenting for 4 weeks and 3 days. Bottling took me about 2 hours (with cleanup) and it was quite a mess. I filled 24 22 oz bottles with headspace of around 1.75-2 inches if I had to guess. My question is...

I've been reading and learning a lot on this site and I wanted to thank everyone for offering their advice. I have some questions on bottle sanitation. I will be using Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser that came with my Brewer's Best basic kit for sanitizing. My question is, should I sanitize the...

I just brewed my first ever batch on Sunday and am already dreaming of starting a second. I'm going to let the first ferment for 3 weeks in the primary then rack to bottles and let it sit for another 3 weeks, taking samples every week. I'd like to start the second batch soon and know I would...

Brewer's Best Red Ale http://www.ldcarlson.com/public%20catalog/Brewers%20Best%20Recipes/1010_Red_Ale.pdf This was my first brew ever on Sunday. I'm reading all I can about the different brewing methods. So some extract kits don't have the grains? They are included in the extract with...

New brewer here! Just made my first batch last night, Brewer's Best Red Ale. I'm using the Brewer's Best basic setup. I think everything went well but we will know in a few weeks. I hope to learn a lot here. Thanks! :mug:

Hey all, New brewer here. My lovely assistant (wife) and I made a Red Ale yesterday for our first brew and it's in the fermenter. I'm using the basic Best Brewer's kit and a lot of luck. We shall see what happens! Had to use 2 small brew pots on our crappy electric range but it seemed to...