Recent content by kince83

Thanks. When you guys are saying to stick with just the primary (unless dry hopping or adding things), is this based on the style of beer or a rule of thumb for all types?

Unfortunately festabrew is like the cool aid of brewing. 23 litres of pre pasteurized wort. All you need to do is pitch the yeast and go from there. The manufacturer includes instructions (http://www.magnotta.com/Festabrew/resources/06FESTA%20HomeBrew.pdf), but doesn't offer much in the way of a...

Hey all, Thanks for the replies. I wish I head read this forum before getting into trouble. I am brewing in a closet of my apartment. The temperature was maintained at around 23 degrees c (73 degrees f) according to the rudimentary thermometer strip that was sold to me. My yeast was...

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Hello all, I am new to home brewing and decided to use Festabrew as my introduction to the hobby. I selected the red ale and the cream ale. The red ale, with instructions followed to a tee, siphoned to the carboy nice and clear and with the krausen having just fallen. The cream ale is a...