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Last sunday I brewed a chocolate porter and missed my OG....It was supposed to be between 1.044 and 1.047 it ended up being 1.030.... how bad is it going to be?

I bottled my first batch four days ago it was a golden ale extract kit. my question is should i be seing anything going on in the bottles? They are clearing up. They aren't as cloudy as they were when I first bottled them. There is some sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Should I be...

Well did my second batch today...It is an Auburn Amber Ale from AHS... Missed the OG by .006 it was supposed to be 1.048 and I ended up at 1.054-ish. I'm thinking it was due to Boil off.. The temp out today was 22 degrees F.

Well I bottled my first batch today....It was a golden ale the fg was 1.016. It was in the primary for 20 days (didn't get my secondary til yesterday).. the beer was a little cloudy will this clear up more in the bottle? Can't wait to try it....:mug:

I recently ordered some supplies from AHB one of which was some Starsan.. forom what i gather (being a newbe) It is mixed at 5 gal. My question is if it is mixed in 5 gal how long can i keep it before i need to dump it. Can i keep it stored in one of my empty pails between uses or do i need to...

I have followed the brewing instuctions in my kit and it say that it will make 5 gal of beer. getting ready to add my yeast and I only have 4.5 gallons of wort in my primary. should I add more water or just pitch my yeast... i have followed the recipe to the t and added oll the correct amounts...

I was waiting for my second hop addition and while i was waiting my burner went out.. The turkey fryer that i got has a timer on the regulator and every 15 minutes it needs to be reset. Well my geuss is that about 10 minutes before i went out the burner shut off and my wort stopped boiling...

Well I'm on my way to my first batch. I'm about 3/4 done the brew process. Got about 15 minutes til my last hops addition. everything has gone well so far. mt kitchen looks like a bomb went of in it. I picked up a 30 qt turkey fryer kit this morning so between that and the basic home brew...

I have read some posts where some brewers prime the bottles and some prime when they transfer to bottling bucket. my question is which one is better or do i have to do both ?

my kit has a hop schedule of 1/2 oz 60 min and 1/2 oz 5 min. do i add the first when it starts to boil then the second 5 min before end of boil ?

A friend of mine recently gave me a 24x19x9 stainless steel bagel boiler is there anything that I can use this for while brewing ?

Well got my hb kit for christmas. I am getting ready to make my first batch. My wife got me a Specialty Grain kit. My question is how much time do I need to set aside to brew my first batch. I don't want to rush abviously but i would also like to know what i need for time. I'm sure i'll have...