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EdWorts Grapfelwein is it, then. So Dominic1920 created a new word and a name for my "whatever-it-was-that-I-brewed." Oh By The Way, it was nasty coming out of the fermenter. I bottled it and then forgot about it for almost 3 years. What a difference that made!!! Thank you!

The first time I tried EdWort's recipe, I substituted concord grape juice. At the end of the cycle, I was floored by how NASTY it tasted! I left it in the basement, and completely forgot about it. 3 years later I re-discovered it and was amazed by how good it was! So this was yet another...

Home Brew Talk is the abolute best forum to go for my questions and sharing experiences. Thanks!!

This carboy/keg cleaner is certainly better than what I am currently using!!

I agree. Those along with the Immense Wealth of experience you can find on HBT should get you off to a good start. Then of course you need to start brewing, and compare what you did right and what you think you did wrong with what other HBT members have experienced. It's all here.

OG's are taken/computed with a wort temperature of 60 F.

I've never added sugar to the wort, but I have had yeast take off like that. There are a lot of discussions on HBT about this topic. I did quick search and found this one. I would say DWHAHB!

Can we presume this batch is an ale, as opposed to a lager? I leave mine in the primary for 7 days, then 14 in the secondary, which is what you'll find in a lot of recipes. Airlock bubbling is only the CO2 produced by the yeast. The airlock keeps the fermenter from blowing apart from too...

I've read through most of the 50+ pages in this thread and may have missed it, but I think this is a good place for a reminder: Don't Worry, Have A Homebrew! If you don't have any homebrew, have someone else's. If they don't have any, then go out and buy a commercial brew and have one of those...

FWIW, I brewed a batch of YooperBrew's Cream Ale on January 3 2009, got really busy in life and completely forgot about it. I even dry-hopped in the primary. I was sure the batch was ruined. I had some free time a couple of weeks ago and bottled it, for better or worse. Two weeks later...

We should have some kind of celebration when we reach 10,000 gallons! :tank:

The timing of this thread couldn't be better. I've been trying to diagnose my efficiency, it's consistent but really bad, and my sparge is the next target. This is a great idea, in addition to using aluminum foil. Now ya got me thinkin'...

That's what I did, but I forgot to halve the amount of hops. Better luck next time. I tell you what though, after two weeks in bottles it was ready to go and another week or so in refridgeration made it incredible!!!

HAH! The grain bill for a 5 gallon recipe cost me all of 12 bucks! I think it'll be the best thing you did!!! :rockin:

That figures! I haven't used BeerSmith that long. Thanks!