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I usually purchase over at NB but because of shipping costs I bought a kit from my LHBS. I got the True Brew German Style Dark extract kit for $33.99 or so plus tax. My wife and I were looking for something with a chocolate undertone but they didn't have any chocolate stouts so we purchased...

I did my first AG recipe yesterday and did a 3gal. Sparge with a 3gal. strike. Because of grain absorption and boiling evaporation I ended up with 4gal. wort. Can I now (one day later) add 1gal. to my wort in the fermenter? Or am I just a brewmaster_n00b and have to settle for the 4gal. batch...

I bought a 5 gallon antique glass water dispenser jug or "Sparkletts" container at a garage sale. Needless to say it was dirty and needs a good cleaning, I was able to remove a good bulk of the gunk with regular soap and water sloshed around for about half an hour. But there is a fine buildup on...

On brewing day I boiled 3gal. of water, added the extract and other ingredients, then added 2gal. of water to top it off. I didn't compensate for the .5gal of extract. Is this going to ruin my batch? should I let it ferment longer because of the extra water? Do I need to add slightly more...

As per the recipe I chilled the wort and added the yeast at around 78 degrees F. A couple hours later it began bubbling. Overnight it bubbled vigorously until about 4:00 pm the next day when bubbling completely stopped. Should I be worried?