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That cleared up! Will wait some more for the first try. Don't have a capper yet, that´s why the plastic bottles...

Was worried because of the color. Not clear at all!

Thanks for the answers! Since my goal is to make some pale ales and IPA´s I´ll stick to the 5%-10% of specialty I added some specialty to my second batch, a bit less than 5% (I guess I wasn't that off) so I´ll wait to try it in a couple of weeks to see the difference from the first batch which...

This is my setup for fermenting (it's a closet so no light comes in)

1st batch. Color changed after a few days, got lighter

I did this from my base malt as suggested by Nick R. Thanks! He gave me this link: http://drinks.seriou...-technique.html

I did this from my base malt as suggested by Nick R. Thanks! He gave me this link: http://drinks.seriou...-technique.html

I did this from my base malt as suggested by Nick R. Thanks! He gave me this link: http://drinks.seriou...-technique.html

Krausen down

Draining

Just some picks of my first ever beer making experience

The darker one is my second batch. The one behind is the first

Hey! It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update. I finally bottled my first batch this Saturday and I have to say that first times (brewing and bottling) are verystressful processes (worried about bubbles, contamination, you want to try it…). Didn’t have an auto siphon so the process was a...

Did my first brew this weekend! What an experience, never imagined that it was going to be that nerve wrecking. I mean I did enjoy it and all, but there are so many things to do that my mind was on over drive. I guess the more I brew the easier it will become and since I wrote down everything...