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I have been thinking about starting to homebrew for a long time and finally took the plunge this week. I ordered a kit and several recipes from Craft a Brew in SA Mart. Got everything in the mail yesterday and hope to brew my first batch on Sunday! Can't wait to get started 
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Feb 11, 2012 17:13
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Just finished brewing my first batch of beer - a smooth brown ale from Craft a Brew. The whole house stinks and I set off the fire alarm three times! I should have a tasting in about a month.
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Feb 13, 2012 04:33
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Just bottled my first batch! I am not sure it will turn out very well but I plan on taking a bottle to my local homebrew club meeting next month. I am going to brew up another batch this weekend.
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Feb 29, 2012 02:55
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Well, my first batch was indeed a disaster as I expected. Way over carbonated and filled with sediment. My girlfriend said it smelled like dishsoap and wouldn't even try it. It was way too fizzy and tasted like vinegar I think. Sigh, I'll try another batch after I get some studying done during spring break.
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Mar 12, 2012 19:14
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I purchased several of the 1gal home brewing kits a while ago from craft a brew on the forums but moved before I got the chance to brew them all. I only have a 1,500 watt hot plate to cook with now. Would that be a reasonable way to heat up 1 gallon of water? If not I think I would like to buy the Bayou Classic SQ14 propane burner. I could brew outside and also cook with it as a grill I suppose. What would you advise? Plus the SQ14 would work well when/if I move up to 5 gal kits. The SQ14 seems to be highly reccomended by other brewers.
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Jul 19, 2012 05:27
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Josh Wow posted:Never done it with an ale yeast, it'd turn out pretty different but still a fine beer I'm sure. I'd use US-05 if you can only keep it in the high 60s when fermenting, and Wyeast German Ale if you can keep it around 60*. That's what i was thinking. I got the 1 gal kind of an intermediate test. I am a terrible cook so if I also turn out to be a terrible brewer I will have spent a lot less money on the 1 gal kit then if I bought a 5 gal setup. If I can make a few 1 gal kits without killing anyone I'll move up to 5 gal when I'm done. Angry Grimace posted:I've never heard of a house that doesn't have a stove at all. In any case, I personally recommend brewing outside with propane setups for every brewer that can feasibly do so. I have a stove but hte landlord turned off the gas. He keeps promising to replace it with a new electric stove "soon."
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Jul 19, 2012 14:37
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I tried boiling a gallon on my hot plate and it wasn't even close after an hour. I guess I'll try and find a better hot plate or maybe I'll just go ahead and get the burner. I can just boil 2 or 3 gallons down to one gallon.
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Jul 20, 2012 17:03
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