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My schedule has meant that beers that I have planned to bottle or rack to secondary have stayed in the primary for a long time. Beer is much more forgiving than you think. Just clean, sanitize, prime, and bottle. In a few weeks, you will enjoy.

In some ways, but I was a bit rusty with a few things (Forgot to add Irish Moss being one example). I think the biggest change was trying do everything with a toddler "helping" me out. Several items had to be washed and sanitized more than once thanks to his "help." But.. funny you should...

I have had a full year away from brewing due to crazy schedule / work / family and other issues. I finally did a quick extract batch yesterday just to get something fermenting in the carboy. It felt good to get ready for work this morning and hear the plop, plop, plop of the airlock in...

5 gallon batch? Pre-Measured Priming Sugar?(Dextrose?) What kind of bottles? What kind of caps? If you did everything correctly and there is no carbonation, it makes me think that the bottles are not sealed and the CO2 is escaping.

Cheers! Welcome to the forum!

This looks great! I am thinking of making a pumpkin brew as well and I have a few questions. How much pumpkin is in your recipe? (1 pumpkin, how many pounds?) How many gravity points does the pumpkin add? Does it have to be mashed at 154 for conversion, or is it possible to make a lighter...

I needed this thread today. I was worried about a less than happy smack pack, and I am leaving down before the LHBS opens on Tuesday. Thanks HBT, Thanks Revvy!

DFH Palo Santo Marron - There is this huge, wonderful story about aging in ancient wood and all that, but I couldn't really stand the taste.

Harar from Ethiopia is a very drinkable beer. See: Harar from Harar Beer Factory - Ratebeer

RDWHAHB Step away from the computer. Grab an empty bottle. Fill it with water. Put a cap on it. Cap it right now with your capper. You'll find that there is nothing to worry about. Many of us who use the same capper have never had anyone help out. :)

Get a decent Cyclocross bike, and you can hammer like a road bike, but in foul weather, you have clearance for big tires and fenders. What is your price range?

Glad to hear someone else from Pittsburgh has just started All Grain Brewing. I followed Bobby_M's Double Sparge, No Mash Out technique and got around 80% on my first AG Batch. Are you buying your grains in the shop towards the West, or the one known up North? Cheers and Welcome to HBT! -Sean...

I brewed this same kit as an all-grain. It is still reddish in the Primary, but the color has lightened as it has aged. I will bottle soon, but think it will be a just a bit darker than what is expected for a cream ale. I think the Belgian Biscuit Malt is a little darker than the expected...

I recently stepped up to All Grain, and bought this for the full-boil volume. It's a great pot! BREWER'S EDGE 32 QUART BREWKETTLE @ Williams Brewing

Bobby_M's all-grain primer guided me through a great first AG brew. (He recommends adding the grain to the water.) I hit at least 77% efficiency following these guidelines and using an All Grain kit with the crush from Northern Brewer. see: All Grain

Can we get some love for Spalt? This is my favorite flavor hop. Use it in any ale style. Also, Brewer's Gold and Tradition

Cheers and thanks for the info! Welcome to HBT!

I think this is a great technique, and I'm happy to learn about it. I could see where this helps to coordinate schedules of yeast starters and room in the primary fermenters. I would have brewed this saturday, but the beer in my primary needed a few more days, and I didn't feel like buying...

About ten years ago, a "friend" of mine drank too much on his first brew day. He managed to get the stopper out of a carboy with a very sharp knife. He also managed to cut his finger very very badly. :)

You have to buy an Italian Champagne floor corker. Champagne Floor Corker :: Midwest Supplies Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies Collect loads of Belgian bottles from local taverns, and have a bottling party.