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So I brewed a 3.5 gallon batch of this the other day. When I looked at the original recipe I saw the 60min hop addition and just assumed it was a 60min boil. . .so of course I boiled it for 60 min. Just wondering how this might affect the final product. My OG was a little low because this was...

I didn't want to start a while new thread for this question because I just brewed this same kit but I have a question about possibly overbittering this beer. I usually brew AG but bought this kit to have an easy 5 gal batch. My AG setup is better suited for the 2.5-3gal batch. Well while...

Yea I'd keep em in the fridge and just take em out to drink em.

Kevin you mentioned a couple different methods you used with a couple different yeasts that allowed you to "stop" the fermentation (cold crashing and racking). I'm using S-04. So does that mean that I could backsweeten to bottle carb and just stick all the bottles in the fridge when they are...

I'm planning on doing a 1 Gal. batch BTW. Sorry I didn't state that right out.

Hey Kev. Nice to see another brewer on here in the Central VA area. Picked up a couple 1 gal. glass cider jugs (with cider in them) from Fresh Market today. I really wanted the jugs for splitting batches of beer, but I couldn't bear to buy an empty jug for about the same price. So now I have...

Packer, I guess the title could be seen as misleading with the use of the word "never", but Revvy made it pretty clear there are a few reasons (after giving it enough time. And then some) to dump a batch. I think he just wants new brewers (like myself) to calm down and not be so quick to dump a...

I'll also add that fortunately my first batch actually made it into bottles. After reading some stories I'm glad I have my first ever home brew batch that I can sit on for as long as I need. Its an extract pumpkin spice porter. I am a little worried about it though because I bottled half of it...

Jim thanks for the direction. I checked out Revvy's post. Now it seems so obvious I should have just waited. I'm still recovering from the idea that beer has to be made by professionals in laboratories with fancy and expensive equipment. I just assumed that I failed and I should just start...

I stand condemned. My first batch was a full 5 gallons but my second and third were attempts at 2.5gal that ended more around 2.25. I planned to just primary these. A northern english brown and a Sierra Nevada clone. Both normal ABV. The brown was first. About 2wks out I wanted to take a...

I wanted to post this here because I think oxidation is the issue. So batch #2 was (key word "was") a northern english brown ale and batch #3 was a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone. Both were 2.5 gallon batches that ended up being closer to 2gal. The brown was in a 3 gal. carboy for primary and the...