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I want to experiment with some different recipes with smaller volumes. I'm thinking of brewing 1 gallon batches before moving to 5 gallon batches. The recipe is a partial boil. Scaling the partial boil volume down results in less than 1 gallon boil volume. Should I still boil my wort for 60...

A friend gave me a 20# tank that he was using to fill paintball canisters. It still has some gas in it. He said that I would need to have it refilled if I was going to use it to dispense beer. Does this sound right? I just don't want to ruin my first kegging experience.

After 8 weeks of worrying I can finally relax. My first batch is ready to be enjoyed. The taste has mellowed dramatically this last week in the bottle. I was concerned that it was going to be too bitter. Now I realize that I was tasting green beer. This addiction rocks!!!! :rockin:

My second batch is a True Brew Irish stout kit. The instructions say that the final gravity should be between 1.010 and 1.012. I am at 1.018. It has only been 4 days, but the krausen has disappeared and there is no more activity in the airlock. I have had the same gravity reading for 2 days...

My first batch was been fermenting for 8 days. It is still bubbling away. I removed the airlock to take a sample to get the SG (I forgot to record the OG). Then I decided to try the sample. It was extremely bitter. Will the bitterness mellow over time?

I am getting ready to brew my first batch tomorrow. I have a glass carboy and a plastic bottling bucket. After reading through posts in this forum, I am thinking about doing a primary and secondary fermentation. Can I use my bottling bucket for primary fermentation, then transfer to the...