Healthy Krausen ” this is what your beer should look like in primary (if you’re making an ale and not a lager). Note the mottled brainy ivory foam laced with hops and brown stuff (hot break). Credit: http://mash-lauter.blogspot.com/
In that spirit, I would like to offer all beginning homebrewers out there a chance to learn from other brewers mistakes. Some are mine, and some are those of fellow brewers here at HomeBrewTalk. Here’s a link to the discussion thread in which I asked the members to contribute their knowledge. They really stepped up and contributed more material than I can include here, so head over there to see the rest.
Top 10 Worst Newbie Home Brewing Mistakes
They’re not in any particular order. Their importance will vary from brewer to brewer, and it was so hard narrowing it down to the Top 10, I figure any one of them could be the #1 Worst Mistake.