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Hi All, I'm preparing to brew a Belgian Pale on Monday (1.052) so I was getting my starter ready tonight (WLP 550). I noticed when I got home from the LHBS that it had a "best by" date on it of 8/11/2011, which according to Mr. Malty means it was manufactured back in April and is at 40%...

I'm sitting here drinking one of the bottles from my first batch. It's a partial mash Piloncillo Porter kit from AHS. It's been in the bottle about 5 weeks or so and I had it in primary for just over two weeks before I bottled. I've been aware of a strange flavor for a while, but I'm...

I had my first all-grain brew day yester day and my second brew day overall. There were some things about the day that went great, in fact much better than expected. Others, well, not so much. I definitely learned a few more lessons that I will apply to my next attempt. After re-reading...

Hey everyone! Just wanted to pop in here and say "hello". I'm new to both the forum and homebrewing (my first batch has only been in the fermenter for a few days), but I have already found this forum to be an incredible resource. As the title says, I'm from Austin, TX - a great city for...

Hi everyone, Yesterday was my first brew day and things went pretty well overall. However, I do think that I greatly underestimated the volume I would boil off. I did a partial mash kit from AHS and I was shooting for an OG of 1.058. I did a full boil starting with a total volume of 6...