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The waiting is over, I finally got to taste my first beer! I tried one a little bit early (8 days after bottling), so I am hoping/expecting it to get a little bit better, however so far it is ok. Not my favorite but it tastes like beer. Hopefully if I let the rest of the bottles sit for...

Hey guys, So I have been brewing small batches (1 gallon), and only started about a month ago. I have done a cider, a norther brewer kit, and a wheat beer recipe I found on this site. Basically, I am getting tired of waiting and I am wondering how long do I have to wait? I bottled the...

Hey guys, So I know that this product has been talked about before, however when I searched through the old posts I didn't see anyone post about this that had actually tried it. I usually brew in smaller batches, and this looks like a product that could work great for me and would allow me...

Hey guys, So up until this point I have only made ciders, however recently I made the jump to beer (its about time). I made the irish red from a northern brewer kit and everything seemed to go well (except for a little bit of excess splashing when transferring to the primary that has me...

Basically my title says it all.... Is pasteurizing necessary to avoid over carbonation? I am in almost ready to bottle my cider and I was just curious. My goal is to have a fairly dry carbonated cider. The bubbling has stopped completely and I am going to add 2 TBSPs of dextrose per...

Hey guys, So I am new to this whole brewing thing, but so far I am enjoying it. I am starting off with some kits i can buy online to get my feet wet and make sure I can figure it all out since I figure there is less room for error on those. The reason I really want to home brew however is to...

Hey guys, I know I've come across an infection related post before...but I cant find it so I hope its ok to just post here. I just recently got into brewing. I bought an extract kit and equipment to do my first beer next week, but in the mean time I started a cider because I was told it was...

Hey guys I am new the the forum and new to brewing. I had been wanting to brew my own for awhile now and finally broke down and bought some of my own equipment. I started with a 1 gallon small batch starter kit from northern brewer (which is in the mail on the way here now). I also went...

Hey guys, This is my first time making cider, and in fact it is my first time brewing anything at all. I just wanted to check in and make sure that what I have been doing is right and to make sure that what I have planned out is correct as well. Any advice would be appreciated! I started...