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I suspect you done darn good. Chocolate Maple Porter was my first out-of-the-box recipe when my daughters got me a BBS 1-gallon kit a few years ago. I plan on doing a 2-gallon "scratch batch" with my BrewDemon real soon; hopefully Sunday since the Vikings are on a bye. I am considering...

So I take it that this is the recipe you are trying now, and the next post is one you did before. I am very curious how both turn out. Also, I was wondering how one might convert these recipes into all-grain. My kids got me a Brooklyn Brew 1-gallon kit a few years back, and now I am going...

I ran into a few probably minor problems while doing an Everyday IPA (Brooklyn Brewing) recipe. It was my first time expanding to two gallons so I could use my Brewdemon fermenter. As far as I know I essentially measured by, and went with doubling the 1-gallon recipe. This included following...

This? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Creative-Bath-3-Gallon-Beverage-Dispenser-with-Ice-Core/21130892

Does it look like there is sufficient head space to do a 2.5 gallon brew? It would be nice to try simply cutting 5-gallon recipes in half. I have a Simcoe IPA ready to go sometime soon.

Have you limited yourself to 2-gallons, or have you been able to squeeze out more capacity? Just wondering. Got one awhile ago, but have been caught up with other stuff. About time to get back to brewing...

Yes, very much normal. Looks like you are off to a good start. However, I would position the tube so that it is firmly, but just barely into the top. Once fermentation starts rocking and rolling, all that stuff on the bottom will become a foamy mix of solids, yeast, etc. called "krausen"...

Sanitizer to the rescue. Has worked for me so far. Sanitize, remove wort for measurement, return to fermenter or bottling bucket.

No problem in the end. I stopped by Midwest Brewing and picked up a couple of small drilled plugs. One was a bit undersized (wouldn't take much to push it through the airlock hole. But the other worked fine - small end fit into the hole and snugged up nice. Got another airlock while I am at...

The name of that thread does specify Everyday IPA kit, which might lead some to think that it only applies to that recipe. I do like the idea of an ongoing general BBS thread. Any chance the Mods could rename that thread so that it might identify as a general BBS thread?

One thing that bugs me about the BBS recipes is the lack of OG and FG. Maybe it would be nice for folks to share their readings, so those of us who are just starting out or doing a new recipe might have a guide. Like the Simcoe IPA, for instance. I will be trying that tomorrow as a...

I just got mine and am thinking of giving it a spin this weekend on a double batch (2 gallon) Simcoe IPA from Brooklyn Brew. My main concern is the airlock "cap" - this thing looks very iffy. Unfortunately the hole is too big for airlock stems, and a chunk of the biggest tubing I could find...

I just started drinking my first batch of Everyday IPA and am generally happy with it. However, I would like a little more "hop to it". Now I am about 2.5 weeks into primary fermentation on my second batch. I think I will check an initial FG tonight and am considering racking to a secondary...

While we are on this: just wondering how much actual useable beer (volume in fermenter and eventually bottled) when using 1-gallon carboys. Seems like the output suggested in the BBS recipe book is a bit optimistic.

I did not. But by the time I tried ordering, I was getting error messages. I suspect they might have been taking the system down prior to putting up the "No glasses for you" message.

Just checked again, and was excited to get the first page that asked for birth date... ...only to find this... It's clear that everyone is excited for St. Patrick's Day! Our "Get Your St. Pat's Pints" glassware offer was a big hit. In the last few days, we saw a lot of unexpected and...

I couldn't get the site to accept my entry yesterday morning when I first heard about this. So I hope that was due to a problem that is now getting fixed, because I wants me some of these glasses.

I just brewed my second try at a BBS Everyday Ale. I found it interesting that the 1-gallon recipe called for a half packet of S-05 yeast, while the 5-gallon version called for an entire packet. Would it be safe to assume that the 1-gallon version should be 20% of the 5-gallon? One-fifth...

Brewing something to drink. Drinking something you brewed. Repeat.

Thunder Chicken - a few questions on the Everyday IPA. Did you pretty much stick to the BBS script, such as fermenting two weeks? If so, what was your FG? I did a fermentation two weeks, the first few day in my dining room where ambient temp hit near 72, then the remainder in the basement...