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I carb'd and keg'd this last Wednesday after 10 days in Primary. It wasn't good at all because of the mistakes I made (described above). I thought that it was going to be permanently overly-dry and very over-bitter. Really couldn't taste any of the maltiness and it had kind of a harsh bite to...

Hi Guys, I'm a newish brewer (done about 8 batches, 1 all grain, and will be doing exclusively AG going forward). I live in central CT and was surprised to learn that north country malt is in Champlain, NY, which is just a couple miles from where I keep my sailboat up there. I'm usually up...

I'm still kind of a newb (only been brewing about 5 months, 8 batches) and am just about to get into kegging. Looking for someone to correct me if I'm wrong. From what I know, burst carbing seems to be an entirely valid method depending on your setup. The two concerns I saw in the OP are...

Thanks! This is encouraging. In the extract batches I've made in the past, I noticed notty takes off really fast. I accidentally bought the S-05, as I thought that was the required one, but I like this yeast anyways so I'm not too worried about it. Maybe I'll reuse this yeast cake and pitch...

Thanks for the responses, guys! I usually don't check gravity until bottling either, since I'm usually 3 weeks, so I've never actually done it while in the primary. I have a wine thief but the brew is in a bucket. My only concern is letting in air for several days in a row. Is this not as...

So, I got 50 pages in, but I haven't seen an answer to the question I have. The first post states that it can be done with 4 days in primary and 5 days secondary, but I didn't see anyone commenting on having used that same aggressive schedule when they made it. I brewed this on Sunday (3/31)...