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The more I learn about it...it seems that making beer really is a simple process.... but can be as complicated as you want it to be. but once you have the fundamentals down YOURE pretty much set. Thanks!

Wow. This is amazing! Thanks pretty much all of that is news to me. I appreciate you taking th e time to help out! Everyone has been so helpful and friendly

I looked them up, yeah we don’t have excessive chlorine in our water like for example some states. You can taste it in the ice there even when I visited the US. Not something I’d want to taste in beer for sure. Thanks for the tip!

Love this! Thanks! Campden tablets I will try them! Not used them yet

It was a few 100 grams. I think instead of using the valve this time, I’m going to use the auto siphon to transfer the liquid into the fermenter, keep the sediment at the bottom. And keep the flour in it then. thanks!

Awesome, thanks for the tip!

Hi, Thanks for the reply! Bottles. Cleaning them is getting a little annoying but I don’t think I’m ready for kegs just jet, I feel the bottles are simple enough. I don’t mind additional fermentation time for the fruit. also I didn’t know that that’s a good sign of healthy yeast, thanks!

Hello, Any tips, from grain milling, fermentation disaster and success, to sanitation and simplifying the process of brewing, any tips welcome! Here are some more personalized/specific questions Now my most recent IPA. Tastes better than three different ipa’s I bought at the store so in my...

Interesting.... okay I might try that... thanks!

appreciate the help. the one that is in the fermentor now is on week three. bottling this weekend. hopefully no off flavor. temp control.....well it got as cold as 17C....maybe as warm as 25C but the room is not consistent. so consistency on temp. ty i will try. heard on a youtube video...

yeah turns out the hops we used were bittering ones not aroma. and we dry hopped right after putting it in the fermentor. its mellowed already. the smell isnt as bad. but id describe as..... if rainwater sat in a bucket for a long time.....and you then added a flat beer. bee;n reading yeast as...

Hi, just joined the forums, been reading a lot on here super cool stuff. I figured I might ask this on here. It’s only my second batch I’ve made. Here’s what happened: I put the grains into (what I believe is a polyester grain bag). during the mash I didn’t stir far enough down and I think the...