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I have had a batch in since the 8th of this month. I just tasted a lil bit since the fermentation was slowing waaaaayyyyyyy down. I had just bought some Hornsby's hard cider and it had a little bit more of the apple flavor i was hoping the apfelwein would have. I thought about getting some...

I brewed a batch of American Cream Stout Saturday night. I done everything to the T and everything was going good. Pitched the yeast and put the blow-off on the fermenter and let it be. Up until a couple days ago it was fermenting like crazy. After the krausen settled back i switched it to...

One question for you guys. Im looking at doing a two keg system but i do not have room big enough for a freezer. But i do have enough room for a Compact Refrigerator. The only thing i dont know is what cubic ft i would need. Im looking for one that has a swing out door and not a top open...

Well i racked it over today. Checked the TG and it was spot on. I guess i was just worrying too much. haha. Now my only question is for how long to leave it in the secondary? It is not fermenting much at all. Maybe a bubble every 15mins or so..

How long would should i wait to switch it into my secondary? Also.. anyone had any trouble out of the buckets with the spigot on them leaking??

The liquid was 65 deg and my hydrometer is set for 60. Maybe i calculated it wrong...

I let my fiance' do the hydrometer test as she is in college and taking bookoos of science class's and labs. She insisted on showing me the "correct" way to measure it. Which is just like what you were saying to spin it to get all the bubbles off. I dunno what happened. Just gonna have to...

Here are the ingredients. 5 lbs Extra Light Dried Malt Extract 1 bag Specialty Malts 1 oz Sterling Bittering Pellet Hops 1 Whirlfloc Tablet 1/2 oz Tettnang, Aromatic Plug Hops

I had plenty of water to start with before the brew. I may have boiled it too long. I dunno..:confused:

Well, I just finished making Ludwig's German Pilsner last night. I think i know where i went wrong. I measured my SG and it was only 1.034 where it should have been 1.044. I had been distracted by my fiance' dancing around and forgot to stir the brew completely and it burnt just a little bit...

Thanks everyone. I hope to start brewing here in the next month or so. Were in the process of getting a new house so gotta get settled in before starting anything.

Hello all, I had been searching around the internet for a forum that would be the best help. I had looked through several and decided to join this one. I hope to learn allot. :rockin: