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It still took about 3 weeks to completely ferment. The FG was still a few points higher than what the kit said it should be. Not worth the extra packet of yeast, although since this was just a kit package, it really wasn't like I wasted it. Probably can't expect much with kit beers anyway...

Make an extract batch, then you'll have something to drink while you collect your AG equipment ... :mug: I really want to make this again, correcting the mistakes I made last time (although the beer was still great). Just need to find the time.

I have learned the hard way to just give it an extra few stirs. I always put my priming solution in the bottling bucket and rack on top of it. Usually the swirling of the beer being racked mixes enough, but when I made an IPA and had dry hopped without a hop sack (another lesson to remember :o...

You can dry hop in the primary. However, I HIGHLY recommend you use a hop bag. I just dumped my hops in. It didn't hurt the beer, but it made racking at bottling time a nightmare. My racking cane clogged three times, and the poor flow caused my priming sugar not to mix consistently. :(...

When I did the extract version, one thing I didn't do was hit the original gravity. I was quite a bit over (1.082). I made 2 liter yeast starter starting with a 1.040 wort and using the WYeast 1056 American Ale smackpack. Now, I will admit that when we steeped the grains, we squeezed the...

I just made this on the extract recipe right before Easter. Great beer. Unfortunately, I didn't mix my priming sugar well, so some bottles were either flat, or others were too sweet. Either way, the entire batch has now been drunk, and I want to try it again with a few tweaks. Great recipe...

Hmmm. Yesterday I over pitched because I want to get a quick turnaround on a stout kit. I pitched the packet of dry yeast, and I had another packet of dry yeast from another ale kit I made but used a liquid yeast instead. Within 2 hours the thing was bubbling like mad, and was pretty warm...