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I was glad to hear this. And good news: I tried the IPA for the first time ago and I liked it. So did the family. Not bad at all for a first brew! I'm going to brew a Belgian blonde this weekend and that will be my last 1 gallon batch. I ordered a 5 gallon kit from Northern Brewer this week and...

Thanks two_one_seven, Ah, now I think I understand the questions about the airlock. The kit I used called for the use of a blowoff tube for the first two days, then an airlock for the next two weeks after that. So I didn't have the airlock/gallon jug open except for a brief moment when I was...

Thanks for writing, Demus and RedOktoberfest. Glad to hear the fermentation sounds normal. RedOktoberfest, I waited to use the airlock until Day 2 simply because that was what was in the instructions--it's my first time brewing and I'm doing it "by the book," as it were, until I get the hang of...

Hi there, A question for those who have gone before me: have I shot myself in the foot by brewing in warm weather? Just over a week ago I got started on my first-ever brew, an IPA made with a one-gallon kit. Went quite well and I was fastidious about sanitizing as advised, but here's where...