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New Picobrew Pro coming Thursday. Old time extract brewer looking forward to trying this thing out. Been reading through the threads. Is there a FAQ or tips summary anywhere on how to get best results? Cold crashing? etc? Can't seem to find anything? Also, anywhere people have listed custom recipes?

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Brewed this as our second batch (group of friends) of beer. First batch as a Imperial IPA kit from Brewers best. Tasted last night after 4 weeks in bottles. Pretty good - had a bitter bite to it and a very dry after taste. Followed the extract version of the recipe. Had to substitute...

Tasted first batch last night. Had good carbination. Was in fermentor for about 2 weeks. Bottles for close to 4. Initial taste is good. Has a strong bitter finish and is very dry tasting. Comments were it leaves a dry taste in the back of throat. Will aging mellow this out, or is this basically...

Any recommendations on a second kit? Like, IPA's, Sam Adams, etc.

Beergolf - thanks for the assurance , advice, and quick response. We were hoping the racking caused enough stirring to produce a good mix. Thanks for pointing out temps. Something will have to read into and watch moving forward. First batch was stored in corner of cool/dark basement. We'll...

A few friends and I embarked on brewing our first batch. Used a Americas Best IPA kit. All went well. Did not get an initial hydrometer reading. But that was ok. Followed everything else to a T. Tasted at bottling and it was good. Bottled in 22oz bottles and are waiting 4 weeks. Couple...