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So after building and buying way too many things I finally brewed my first batch. I felt like everything went pretty well other than my floating thermometer breaking in my wort. Luckily the only thing that came out was the little beads in the bottom. The filter stopped all of them from going to...

So I am brewing an Autumn Amber ale kit from Midwest tomorrow. The bottle says to ferment at 70-75 degrees. I have been reading around and am under the impression that is on the high side. I was planning to keep temps at 64-66 for the first 5-7 days and then go to 70 for 2 weeks then bottle as...

I am going to brew my first batch Monday. I made a stir plate and a yeast starter last night and put it in my fermentation chamber at 70 degrees. I see a very little amount of foam on top and I didn't take a gravity reading. So my question is while using a stir plate, does it nullify most of the...

So I am new to brewing. I have only started drinking what I would consider real beer over the last year or two. I heard about brewing beer and thought it would be an excellent hobby to get into. I am the type that goes a little overboard when I get into something. I probably should have just...