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What's the address for the brew day? Should we bring some brews to share or compete with? I would want to bring some to share no matter what :mug:

My second batch of beer was a stout that I was really excited about brewing. I was so excited in fact that I forgot to cool the wort before I transfered it into the bucket for fermentation. With no knowledge whatsoever, I just waited it out. Stirring and stirring I finally gave up a little after...

As long as you are not putting anything dirty or contaminated in the beer you will be fine. Sanitation cures all evils. A little air getting in from pulling off the air lock is completely fine. Keep in mind that open air fermentation is done all of the time. I managed a restaurant/brew pub where...

All of my brews have tasted better with age. I have given some out, only to have the person I gave it to rave about how good it tasted when they drank it months later. My thoughts were always something along the lines of "Shoot, I wish that I would have kept that bottle". But the good news is...

You can fill the flask or bottle, the flask is like $6 at you HB store and you can put a stopper and airlock in it, about 3/4 full of water and 5 tablespoons of DME. That should get you going. The flask is cool because they can usually withstand direct heat which makes it easier to heat. If...

All you need is a flask, or a bottle, and some DME. Mix the DME and water together in the flask. Heat it up, simmer for 30 minutes, and cool it down to room temp. Shake it up to aerate, and pitch your yeast into the wort that you just made in the flask and shake it up again. Place it in a warm...

Your first brew should just be fun. Jump into it like a kid in a candy store. With that being said, read read and read before you do it. Pay attention to temp and sanitation and you will figure everything else out as you go along. Pretty soon you will be experience the joys of smelling your...

Though I have never done it myself, my friends have gotten yeast from bottles and have had mixed results. The one problem was verifying if the activity was actually the yeast and not an infection, or a combination of both. The other unknown we had was that we were at a toss up if gen 1 for...

I would just ride it out. 13 days is not too long at all. I have a Hefe in now with an og of 1.050. I plan on 12-14 days in primary before I take a reading. You can raise the temp, but I would just be patient with it. How soon did you get noticeable fermentation? Did you let your yeast warm up...

Awesome, and thanks for the welcomes! Just joined the Maryland Brewday Group, maybe now my pals and I can expand our brew days. For now we just get together and pick a style, team up and brew in groups, get together and drink and compare. The best part is that at the end of the night, everyone's...

Hi JetSmooth. I'm in Pasadena, but I had my fill of Harford county when I was stationed in Aberdeen years ago. Back then in my late teens and early twenties, I spent most of my time at the HC Drag Strip racing my Trans Am I always modified. These days my spare time is spent tinkering with...

Good day! I've been browsing these forums for a while, as my internet searches have always provided links to homebrewtalk forums. I've picked up a good bit of info from all of the post and just decided to sign up. A bit about me ( or more importantly my brewing ). I have been brewing for...