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  1. CousinDave

    Instructions. Follow them or not?

    With regards to extract kits. From what I've gleaned the general consensus here is once you've safely tucked away your brew in the primary fermenter disregard the instructions and leave it in the primary three to four weeks, skipping the secondary even if called for. My question is, wouldn't the...
  2. CousinDave

    Gravity question

    I've got a Williams Brewing California Pilsner fermenting and I checked the gravity a couple days before the 3 week mark and it was at 1.022. I checked again today, 4 days later, and it's still 1.022 which seems high. Williams stated in the instructions that the finished gravity should be...
  3. CousinDave

    Keeping bottle conditioning temp constant

    I keep my house on the cool side, so getting my bottled beer up to 70 degrees and keeping it there was a problem. Enter craigtube and the idea of using Christmas tree lights interwoven round the the bottles for warmth. I know a lot of you guys think he's a goof, but it works. I found a...
  4. CousinDave

    My first batch, not impressive

    I think part of it is I didn't choose wisely with regards to my first kit. My setup came from The Home Brewery and I chose the American Lager kit. I followed the directions to the letter during the boiling of the wort. Left it in the primary longer based on what I've read here. Bottled half...
  5. CousinDave

    This has to be one of the most insidious hobbies ever.

    I don't even have my first brew out of the fermenter and I'm already adding equipment. Every time I log in here I see something else I want.:)
  6. CousinDave

    Been lurking for awhile

    Now that I've been bitten by the home brewing bug I can see you guys are going to cost me a lot of money. :D Money isn't a big issue, but if you can spare some patience I'll take it.
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