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I do have a fermometer on the fermenter but I was worried I wouldn't be able to read it if it is underwater or what not. I think I will set it up with just plain water in the fermenter for a day or two and see what kind of temperatures I can get.

I haven't thought of a swamp cooler and to be honest didn't look into it much because it sounded more intimidation and difficult than it actually is. It seems like a good route to go and something I can do quite easily. If I keep the fermentor in a swamp cooler in the basement which is probably...

Replace it, sorry if that wasn't clear. If I use something like US-05 what kind of differences would I notice in the overall taste compared to if I was able to lager it correctly with the W-34/70, will it be any sweeter or drier or anything?

I have a Lawnmower Lager extract kit from Brewcraft USA however I don't have to equipment to control the lower fermentation temps needed for a lager yeast or a lager type beer in general and I don't plan on getting that stuff anytime soon. Since I do not want to waste the kit I was curious as to...

Also I forgot to mention I added the hops per the recipe T29 posted with the exception of the dry hops I'll had when I move the beer to the secondary which his recipe didn't call for.

Just a quick update for everyone I brewed two nights ago with only one or two small problems. My first problem was I added the DME to the boil too quickly and even tho I had the pot off the heat I couldn't stir fast enough to keep some of it from forming big clumps and sinking to the bottom of...

This picture shows how it wants the hops combined.

I hope everyone can see the pictures I'm not sure if it worked I'm using an iPad. The directions don't differentiate what type of hops are used for which addition, they want them all combined then each addition weighed out from the combined hops, I found that strange.

Yeah that's the only thing I could think of. Is there any pros to combining all the hops like that?

One question about hops before I get started with all of this. The recipe kit was supposed to come with one ounce each of Columbus, chinook centennial, cascade and nugget hops. However it came with an extra ounce of each nugget and Columbus. Then the recipe says to combine all the hops together...

One last question, the recipe came with 6lbs Pilsen dry malt extract split into two 3lb bags and 1lb of brewers crystal 56% maltose corn syrup. I was looking through the instructions and they say to only add one bag of the DME after steeping the grains and then to add the other bag and the...

Yeah after browsing around the forums the past couple of hours the one thing that I've learned is to definitely not rely on the airlock for anything. The kit came with a hydrometer so I plan on taking plenty of readings. I think I'm going to rundown to the local home brew shop grab another...

Thanks for the responses, I figured a big IPA wasn't the best way to start however it was a great and therefore is the only kit I have right now and I'm wanting to get started as soon as possible haha,very excited to become a home brewer. I think it might be best if I go pick up and easier kit...

Hey guys I just got my first brewing kiting was the deluxe starter kit from brewcraftusa it has everything I think I'll need to get started however it does come with a secondary fermenter bucket with a spigot they also expect you to use as a bottling bucket. I feel like I should use it for one...