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Oh my adventures in brewing! :) Brewing a Stout right now. APA turned out awsome. Made and Oktoberfest last week. It's in the secondary looking nice O.G. 1.047 took a reading last night and it's at 1.010 right on target. Going to brew the Irish Red again next week. I have so many people who want to ...

Hey Azorean Brewer, here is the recipe. I think would be fit to first point out that this was a kit from Stpats.com so this is off of their page. Soon, I'll be formulating my own recipes. OG 1.042 4% alc. 'Toast' flavor w/ deep red hue. 1/2 lb special roast, 1/2 lb crystal 30, 6 lb Moravian pale, 1....

Hey Guys. I'm sitting here at, yes 10:30am drinking my first ever homebrew. I have to say that this is the best beer I have ever tried. I can't wait to bottle my APA. OK now what is the address of the tasting commitee? LOL I've had friends ask me if they could try it when it's finished and I was kin...

Uhhh...I mean 21. Probally the youngest on the foroum. Ok so I wanted to get a head start on homebrewing. This is such a fun and although I haven't been able to enjoy a finished product, rewarding hobby. Again, thankyou for all of you great info. I've seriously been contemplating kegging. Really wha...

Of course you could always bottle a few for such a special occasion.

Hi Everyone, Just an update on my First Batch. ABV is 4.3% Following Brewer2001's advice it was in the fridge for a while. I moved it out from the fridge the today. On Friday I'll be bottling. I got to go to The Brew Hut in Aurora, CO and get a bottling bucket. The kit I used contained 3/4 cup of Co...

Makes sense. I'll go ahead an put the carboy in the fridge tonight :) I'm very excited. I tastes some of it last night when I took my hydrometer reading and wouldn't you know it, it tasted like beer!! lol Hey jayhawk, you're in Washington State? I grew up in a small town called Port Orchard which is...

I've had my Irish Ale in the secondary for about 3 days now. Alcohol percentage is right where I want it. About 4.3% My question is, Instead of letting it just sit in the carboy and clear, can I just put it into the fridge and let it clear that way or is there a certain amount of time I should wait ...

Hello Everyone, I just thought that I'd post a thread about my first batch. Which I brewed last night. It's an Irish Red Ale. I have to say that it was even more fun than I thought. I felt like a mad scienetist on Halloween making my own special creation! lol Anyway, I put the cooled wort into a 6.5...

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Although I am new to homebrewing, I love the idea of being able to make everything from scratch. I have been reading up on growing hops and it seems like it would be pretty easy to do. I've tried to find some information on growing and malting grain. From what I've heard grains generally take up a l...

Thanks must be the !@#$ Nazis again.

Hey anyone else having trouble seeing homebrewheaven.com? I wonder if it's just because I'm behind a proxy and the network nazis wont let me see it.

Thanks guys sounds like that is a great way to save money. Can't wait for all grain

When you say you're going to add it to the yeast cake in the secondary. Are you refering to the yeast that's settled out of the wort? Sorry. Ignorant newbie. Could you do this in the primary or would the excessive amounts of trub cause off flavors? Thanks