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nope. just did what is on the schedule

In the past I have put a little liquid in the hose before I blow it back in. I find that forcing liquid back through get a better clean out than air. If i get stuck and use liquid to blow out I usually don't have to do it again. I try to get some of the wort using a turkey baster so that I am...

I created an amber ale recipe. I was going for a moderate grain flavor at the beginning and finishing with a smooth hop flavor. I wanted the two to be distinct on the pallate. When I first brewed my recipe it was exactly that. After three weeks in primary and then a few days in the keg, it...

For IPA's usually both are suggested, but you will get the most aroma from dry hopping as their is no heat to cause the oils to isomerize.

Congrats on the beer. Enjoy!

got it, thanks. Can't believe i actually forgot to do this. I am not that much of a noob, but still making noob mistakes.

I forgot to take my final gravity reading before I kegged my amber ale. can I simply pour a beer from the tap and take a reading (obviously correcting for temp) or will the carbonation and/or any other factors mess up my reading? This is the reading I would use to determine my ABV.

you mentioned that your sparging might have been fast from your mash. That might be a culprit as well. I have read and experienced that the process should take some time in order to get all that sweet sticky goodness out of the grains and into your pot. Maybe try slowing that end of it down.

Cold crashing can often help beer to clear, but I do not think it is a good replacement for some quality time in a secondary vessel. Perhaps you could move it to secondary for a couple of weeks and then cold crash? Both are designed to help beer clarity and even with the cold crash their is...

FWIW Their was an article about brewing glutten free beer in "Brew Your Own" magazine last year. I don't remember the issue, but they had a few recipes and several commercial examples. Maybe have him try some of the commercial examples. If they don't mess him up then he can start brewing...

Thanks for the help yooper!

Do I need to add yeast when I bottle my lager? Do I use lager yeast or ale yeast? If I don't add yeast do I prime and bottle and then store at 68 or at 50ish to build carbonation? If I add yeast, how much do I add? Final dumb question, do I use the same about of bottling sugar as I...

You will be fine. At the low temp of 50* it will take a little bit longer to get going. Give it another day or two and you should start to see some krausen and airlock activity. Some folks will pitch their lager yeast at 70*ish and let sit for a day at that temp so that it gets going and...

Just asking, but how much space is left at the top of your carboy? If you don't have enough room for the krausen it might plug the airlock causing CO2 to build up and create an airlock rocket fueled by beer. Just a heads up.

Most folks say that more than 3-4 weeks in primary will give you some off flavors from the beer sitting on the trub. As for secondary, really it is just for clearing and more time won't hurt it. After you get it out of primary the time it sits isn't a huge deal and can sometimes be a benefit...

You should probably rehydrate it to let it work a little better. however, the yeast included in some kits has been known to be of less than ideal quality. if the yeast is an off brand you might want to consider going to a local homebrew store and buying some quality yeast to ensure proper...

Did you use a hop bag of some sort when you used pellets. If not you might want to as it will keep a lot of the leaf hops together and make straining the wort easier.

Absolutely have an airlock. Wouldn't leave home without it or a blow off tube (is that what the kids are calling them these days)