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Yeah im in southwest az so fermenting outside is a definite no because our summer average is like 110-120 outside temp but i keep mine in an unused bathtub at my house but im gonna try the swamp cooling see how it goes.

Well yeah they get the job done and ultimately im very proud of it bein as its my first brew and all my friends and my dad like it i just dont like imperfections in things that i do

Its kind of a tangy flavor but i read the write up on swamp cooling and its a great idea unfortunately my second batch is almost ready to bottle so i will probably wind up with the fruityness again but next ought to turn out great. Do these esters effect alc/ by volume at all just curious.

Ok so ill definitely need to figure out how to keep it cooler then.

I didnt mean alcohol pungency like say a batleywine but i was really hoping to have a decent 6-7% but it sure doesnt taste like it . Well i have another batch brewing now so im hoping for a different outcome.

I didnt take notes like a *******... My bittering hops were warrior which i added 30 mins before the end of my boil and flavor and atoma were cascade which i added at 15, 10, and 5 mins before the boil was finished then dryhopped after my bubbling stopped in my fermenter. Ferment temp is at 77 i...

So my first brew jus finished everything turned out great. It was the red beaver ipa the directions were pretty lame but i followed an ipa recipe out of "how to brew". Like i said it turned out great but it has some weird fruity notes on the end. Does anyone know what could cause this?

One quick question is there anything I can substitute for a grain bag or brew bag whatever they are called

Thanks for all the help guys I appreciate the insight I was kinda thinkin I should wait because I dont have all the proper equipment and I also wasnt sure about doing a partial mash brew my first time around. I think I may wait to get everything including an all extract kit. For about the last...

Hey guys im completely new to this and I need some help/advice I got some hand me down parts and ingredients from an aquaintance of mine and im not sure that I can actually venture into my first brew yet. I do plan on buying a full kit but im about a month out on that. Heres what I have I have a...