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I brewed my first batch last night, using one of these kits: http://craftabrew.bigcartel.com/ Overall the process was a lot of fun and went pretty smoothly, but I did a few things wrong: -I forgot to add the bittering hops to the wort until 45 minutes into the 1-hour boil -My sink wouldn't hold water, so the ice bath failed and I had to cool the wort in the fridge for about an hour (and lined the pot with bags of frozen veggies). The fermenter was happily bubbling away this morning, so I'm still hopeful that it will come out well, but based on these mistakes, is this beer hosed?
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Nov 7, 2011 18:28
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Of course, Grolsch stops coming in swing-tops the same time I start brewing. Any good sources for swingtops? Or is an early investment in a capper a good idea?
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Nov 9, 2011 22:12
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Bad Munki posted:A simple capper is probably cheaper than buying all the special bottles you'd want. Most brewing starter kits include a capper. Ok. My kit recommends drinking a lot of Grolsch. Looking at the prices, you're right, the capper is much cheaper than swing-tops.
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Nov 9, 2011 22:29
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crazyfish posted:No kidding. Bottling sucks, but capping isn't such a massive ordeal that it justifies the huge price difference between normal bottles and swing-tops. Yeah, and I'm not sure if it says more about Grolsch, or more about bulk swing-cap retailers, but I'm fairly certain a 4-pack of Grolsch swing-tops (with beer in them) is cheaper than 4 bottles from an Internet distributor.
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Nov 9, 2011 23:42
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Anyone have any good/bad things to say about Munton's syrup kits? I used their "Old Ale" kit today for my second ever batch.
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Nov 20, 2011 02:00
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Just want to brag that my first-ever batch was a total success. I used a kit from Craft a Brew, which I think mostly involved some pale malt extract, cascade and perle hops in a 1-gallon carboy. I just wish there was more of it. This is a great hobby.
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Dec 3, 2011 16:35
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