Hey everyone! It's been a while, hope everyone has been having a good summer! Thank you everyone that gave me their advice! It was really helpful! The beers I dry hopped did NOT turn out as I expected. In fact, nothing went the way I expected, and I think that's a good thing! I now know what happens...

Thanks for the suggestions and info. Regarding the Mandarina Bavaria, if that's the case about needing a lot to notice it, I'll probably skip getting it as a dry hop from now on. That leads to the question of...what do I do with this single pack I have? lol I usually ferment for about 3 weeks, when ...

Awesome, thanks! Do I add the whole pack of hops? Each package is 1oz. And I more than likely have been drinking the mass produced stuff, though Smithwick's is a dark amber color, similar to Sam Adam's Boston Lager. The Vienna Lager I brewed was extremely dark, nearly black. Reminded me of Guinness ...

Hey all, been a while. Thank you btw for your replies about the magazines. I think I'm going to subscribe to Brew Your Own sometime soon. Quick update, I brewed the Vienna Lager style from the BrewDemon kit, the same batch I mentioned kept spewing because I decided to put the sugar in after I'd alre...

Does anyone subscribe to any brew magazines?

Oh yeah I’m absolutely hooked! I’m really loving how different it tastes compared to commercial beer. I also found some citra hop pellets and the Knox brand gelatin! I saw a bunch of other hops though and I wish I’d taken a picture to remember them so I could do research on them.

Here is the Irish Red I mentioned.

Sorry for the sideways pic, I don't know how to fix that.

I have been meaning to reply to everyone, but obviously with the forum down I haven't been able to. I just wanted to say thank you! Some updates...there were sales, I ordered kits, and if my calculations are correct (I highly doubt they are), I have enough brew kits to last me until the holiday seas...

Thank you! Is there a specific type of gelatin, or a beer specific gelatin you're referring to? The only gelatin I can think of would be Jell-O lol.

Has anyone used a clarity ferm, and if so, does it affect flavors at all or does it literally just clear up the beer?

For $12 can't really hurt to try right? I'm gonna give it a shot. Thanks!

Thanks for the encouragement and all of the advice! I'm not going to lie, I'm really interested in trying a bubble gum beer. Not because it sounds delicious, but because it sounds crazy lol. Of the 7-8 Liters of the One Evil Pilsner that came with my brewdemon, I'm down to 3. It's really good stuff ...

Oh, that's great to know! That would be a really simple first experiment, simply changing the type of yeast I use then. I would love to find one that adds a bit of "spice", so to speak. I have two questions though. If I'm using a less forgiving yeast, and I don't realize the temperature is...

Thank you, and thanks for the clarification on the ales. Does this also mean all of MrBeer kits are ales? I was looking at their Classic American Light (to brew for my dad), and their Aztec Mexican Cerveza next. The Cerveza should be getting ready just around spring/summer if I brewed it after the C...

(Just figured out how to post smaller images)