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    First Brew attempt

    Awesome. Hope it turns out well. We'll know if a week or so.
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    First Brew attempt

    UPDATE: I think I have beer! The final gravity was just a tick over what the recipe called for, 1.015. Now, for my next concern. Sanitation. How do I know if the final product is ok? What I sampled was warm, and mostly flat. It had a beer taste and nothing really offensive. My wife...
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    First Brew attempt

    No visible signs yet. But I think I've heard a few gurgles in the bucket. Is it possible that it's fermenting with no signs in the airlock? It went into the fermenter last saturday...
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    First Brew attempt

    Yeah, that's what I did. Thanks. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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    First Brew attempt

    Hey everyone. Thanks for the replies. I think I may have spotted a big problem (more to come on that). 1. I boiled the wort for a total of 55 minutes (what the recipe said). 2. I have the bucket fermenting at 68f. 3. The kit I bought came with an auto-siphon. I may try a dump into...
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    First Brew attempt

    Hello, This is my first post and first attempt at home brewing. Just wanted to post a couple of thoughts and questions and get some input from people on if/where I went wrong. The wifey and I tried the Brewers Best Witbier extract kit. I did my best to sanitize everything but I'm still...
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