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FWIW, I used half of a Safale S-05 for one batch, folded over the opening a few times, taped it shut, and then double ziploc-bagged it and threw it in the fridge. A few months later I used the remaining half, and it worked fine. Pretty sturdy stuff, I'd say.

I just ordered Wyeast from them, and it came in its own padded manila envelope. FWIW, even though it took about 4 days to get here (with $7.99 shipping) it was still kind of cold when I unpacked it. I put it right into the fridge and took it home on the train wrapped in foil and in the same...

So I'm thinking about starting a second batch, but the weather is starting to heat up again. I live in an apartment in the city, and even with the A/C on it's still pretty hot. I can probably crank the A/C for a day or two (or three), perhaps during the initial fermenting, for the 24-72...

OK, I'll take your advice, Revvy. I'll wait one week, then I'm going away for a week, so when I come back it'll be two, and *then* I'll start my bottling. Patience is a virtue, but virtues are no fun... :( P

I'm so weird, I'm sitting here now, tasting my flat beer, thinking, can I just bottle this now without priming? Don't you think that this is how people drank beer in the old days? Is it how they used to drink beer in the old days?

So it seems that my first batch has finished fermenting, but I'm going to give it another three days before formally bottling. I think it's finished fermenting because the SG has read 1.021 three days apart. But, again, I'll give it more time. Anyways, while testing the SG, I poured some...

Another honest question: At what point can you tell or should you check whether your batch is going to be bad? When you transfer from the fermenter to the bottling bucket? After bottling? Right after bottling? After three weeks? Thanks! P

The instructions said "Pour or siphon brewpot contents..." So I siphoned. Honest mistake, I would think, for my first time. Next time I'll follow this: http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter1-2.html And in my defense, I was being facetious with my references to being "drunk..." Though I was...

I had 2.5 gallons in a 6.5 gallon tub. More specifically, I boiled 1.5 gallons, then probably spilled about 0.5 gallons of tap water into it. Then I added another 0.5 gallons to the cooled off mixture. I like to think that people have been doing this for centuries, and I can't be the worst...

So, yeah, I'm a newbie here. My first batch. And, boy, do I think it's gonna be a winner. I searched the forums for, "I totally f'd up my first batch," but came up with nothing, so I figure I'll start it up... First off, I started with Victory Hop Wallop followed by Dogfish 90-Minute IPAs. So...

Thanks for the advice and welcome, everyone! I have about two months off, so I want to try and cram as much brewing (and tasting!) into this time as possible. I'll let everyone know how it goes--and of course post any (and all) questions along the way! p

Just out of curiousity, I'm starting my first homebrew effort today with a Brewer's Best Irish Stout--just if at least to run through the steps a few times before experimenting on my own... Can I cut the recipe in half? For example, the kit I have is for 5 gallons. Can I just try and make 2.5...