Howdy everybody! I'm a newbie from the land of Hoosiers, mostly hangin' out in the NW part of the state which is the SE part of what is known as Chicagoland. I'm a retired railroader, and a sheltering in place foodie and guitar pickin' singer songwriter. I had earlier posted in desperation (about a ...

Thanks John Sand.

Yup, I'm a "newbie". With indefinite isolation apparently the lifestyle non-choice flavor of the day, I decided to try my hand at brewing beer, and went with a cookie cutter kit to get started. Here's an outline of where I'm at with everything. Please feel free to chime in! I used a Brew D...

Thanks to John Sand & Mashani for the tips. Besides not being able to figure out how to navigate this forum, I just wanted to clarify my situation. I used a Brew Demon kit, with American Ale 3.7 abv recipe, and followed all of the instructions implicitly. The instructions said to taste test batc...

Question; can't seem to find an answer: First batch with Brew Demon 3 gallon conical fermenter and American Ale 3.7 abv. After 9 days in fermenter, I taste tested prior to bottling. Seems to be a nominal amount of carbonation in the batch. Is this normal? Should I use priming sugar in the bottles? A...