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Welp it took me 3 brews to finally make something I can say tastes awesome. My first batch was ok as was my second. My second batch was undercarbed after about 8 weeks. I just tried my third batch two nights ago after letting it sit for about 5 weeks and it was amazing. So far I've gone...

I went to bottle my beer the other day after cold crashing it in the fridge. I had a blowoff tube still attached rather than using an airlock. I am using a 1/2" ID tube attached to part of the airlock. When I looked in the fridge I noticed the water in the jug was about half gone and I did...

I have just been reading up on making yeast starters and I just don't understand why water/malt extract/yeast ratio is so important. It seems to me as though as long as the yeast are multiplying then you accomplished your overall goal. Is there more to this, or am I dumbing this issue down...

I am about to bottle my second batch tomorrow. It is a delirium tremens clone. It was expensive, so I want to try my best not to mess it up. My first batch was inconsistent from bottle to bottle as far as carbonation goes. About 80% of the bottles were undercarbed after being in the...

I currently have a delirium tremens batch going in my primary from Austin Home Brew. My OG is 1.085 and FG is supposed to be around 1.017. The instructions say to leave it in the primary for 7 days, transfer to secondary for 7 days, then bottles for 6 weeks. I am going to skip the secondary...

This is my first batch. I just tried one of my first beers that was only bottled for a week. I know it should sit for at least 3 weeks, but I just wanted to see what it tasted like. While I was at it I took a final gravity reading. It was 1.020. It was supposed to be 1.011. I did not take...

So I was just reading up on how to re-use your yeast and I was just wondering what the disadvantages are, if any? Are there off-flavors? Also, is it possible to add too much yeast to a batch? From what I have read you can reuse yeast for about 5 batches. This could potentially save me a...

I'm brewing my first batch ever using Midwest Supplies Kit and it is so much dang fun. I'm brewing two batches for an annual beach week with some friends and family. I just graduated from college in December and I am currently searching for jobs. Since I'm so bored, I figured right now would...

I know that you are supposed to cool the wort as fast as possible. If you are doing an extract brew, are there any side effects of cooling the wort by placing ice straight into the wort? I have just read on here of people placing the pot into the sink filled with water to cool it off. Kevin

Why do you keep beer in the primary for 1 week and place it into a secondary for about 2 weeks. Could you not just keep it in a primary for say about 2.5 weeks and then place in secondary for a couple of days? I know that some people say that the secondary is not necessary in alot of cases...