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I brewed my first beer exactly 13 days ago, and today I took my first gravity reading. I've reached precisely my expected final gravity, but I still have a small amount of krausen floating on the surface of my beer. Also, when I tasted it, the beer had a strong acetaldehyde flavor. Everything...

I just brewed my first batch. I had the grain milled at a brew shop. I didn't use any extra grain, so hopefully it was milled finely enough. I also made a rookie mistake and ended up with 2.75 gallons of wort, rather than my intended 2.5. *Sigh.* I'm learning. I mashed out, so hopefully that...

Looks cool, but for $80, I'd rather stick with bags and save up for a mash tun.

Noob question, I know. But I've heard conflicting things. Is it necessary to use more grain for BIAB if you're not going to sparge? Does it have a major effect on the beer if you don't?

Hi guys, I brewed my first batch about a week ago using BIAB. I did a full volume mash in order to skip sparging, but I ended up with about 2.75 gallons of wort instead of my intended 2.5 gallons. Initially, I wasn't worried about it, but now I'm wondering how it's going to affect my beer...

Brown ale. WLP 001 California Ale yeast.

Hi guys, So here's the deal: I just brewed my first batch of beer over the weekend and it is now on day 4 of its fermentation. The air lock is not bubbling, but I peaked under the lid yesterday (only once), and saw that there is krausen floating on the surface of my beer. Thus, I'm assuming...