Thanks for the quick replies guys. Thanks to somecallmetex I found that the airlock did fit when I forcefully jammed it in there! I just didn't think of that at the time being a newbie to brewing in general. Pretty dumb but next time I'll be aware. I guess now I will just let it be? Here's hoping I didn't ruin it.
Thanks for the quick replies guys. Thanks to somecallmetex I found that the airlock did fit when I forcefully jammed it in there! I just didn't think of that at the time being a newbie to brewing in general. Pretty dumb but next time I'll be aware. I guess now I will just let it be? Here's hoping I didn't ruin it.
You'll be fine. I ferment my Apfelwein in the jugs the juice came in with the cap open half a turn. As long as it's out-gassing CO2 then nothing else will get in.
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You'll be fine. I ferment my Apfelwein in the jugs the juice came in with the cap open half a turn. As long as it's out-gassing CO2 then nothing else will get in.
reminds me of one of the posts I came across earlier in this thread...
When I was a kid in high school - this was 40 years ago - apple juice came in 1 gal. glass jugs. I made the wine by adding sugar (boiled in a quart of the juice) and fermenting with a baggie over the top, with a rubber band on it. Worked great, but I had no idea at the time that waiting a few months would be worth it.
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First I just want to say thanks to everyone who posted in this thread! It was a great help. I just made two gallons and it went well. Thought I'd explain the mistakes I made just to help other newbies.
1. Get a funnel with a wide bottom otherwise the dextrose might clog up. Mine was way too narrow. I ended up scooping the dextrose in with a small measuring spoon. It was messy but it worked.
2. Don't worry about rinsing out the Starsan bubbles in your containers! I wasted time boiling water to rinse out my gallon jugs. Now that I've read up on that a little more I know that was unnecessary.
3. Make sure to follow Ed's advice and leave some extra apple juice at the end to rinse the yeast out of the funnel and the sides of the bottle. I did this but wish I had left more because it really does stick (my narrow funnel made this worse too). Luckily, it doesn't take much yeast to ferment 1 gallon so I should be fine.
Once I know I didn't screw this up I'll do a carboy. I'll let you all know how it turns out. Thanks again!
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I have been searching this thread for a bit now...I'm trying to find out how to prime it for bottling? I see some did and some didn't but I was curious if they followed same priming method for beer? I'd like it to carb in bottle. Thanks
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Secondary - OxiClean
Just Bottled - Jay's Irish Stout
On Deck - The Orginal Fat Tire
Planning - "Hail to the Chief -IIPA", "The Straw Berry Blonde"
NTBA - Wicked Ale
I did about 2 gallons of my last batch carbed in 12oz bottles. I just used Munton's Carb Tabs straight into the bottles. That way I didn't have to calculate the ratio of sugar. I also used wine conditioner to back sweeten the whole batch. This is my first batch ever so I may change how I do it in the future?
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