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• Posted in thread: very little carbonation on 02-24-2012 at 03:44 AM
  It was a 5 gallon batch and I used 5 ounces of dextrose priming sugar. Same exact procedure as
  my first two batches which were both carbonated by the two week mark.

• Posted in thread: very little carbonation on 02-24-2012 at 03:32 AM
  I have had my IPA bottled for two weeks now and there is still very little carbonation in the
  bottles. When I pour a beer from a couple inches above the rim of the glass, a few bubbles
  appear near the...

• Posted in thread: how long is too long for fermentation? on 02-04-2012 at 07:19 PM
  Is there a certain point where yeast dies off and carbonating with sugar is impossible? Will
  the yeast die or become dormant until it gets more food? What is the lifespan of a typical ale
  yeast. How d...

• Posted in thread: Bottling-One Mistake After Another on 01-12-2012 at 04:35 AM
  So, I'm bottling my second brew. A wheat ale. My first mistake was not ensuring that my spigot
  was closed before putting my priming sugar in the bottling bucket. I could not tell exactly how
  much I lo...

• Posted in thread: what do i do about beer in airlock? on 01-07-2012 at 03:08 AM
  OK, I've fashioned a blow off tube. My tube was too small to fit over the piece inside the
  airlock and too big to fit directly into the grommet in the lid, so I stuck my racking cane
  into the grommet ...

• Posted in thread: what do i do about beer in airlock? on 01-07-2012 at 01:37 AM
  I came home from work and my krausen was foaming up into my airlock. I took the lid off and it
  subsided a bit, but im sure it will probably happen again. I work 10 hour shifts and can't
  babysit my bee...

• Posted in thread: mixing yeast? on 01-05-2012 at 07:18 PM
  Sounds good. Thanks guys.

• Posted in thread: mixing yeast? on 01-05-2012 at 05:45 PM
  Im sure this has already been covered in a previous thread, but the search on this mobile app
  is not so good. I brewed my third batch last night(IPA) and got a higher OG than I was
  expecting(1.075). I...

• Posted in thread: Is carbonation in fermenter normal? on 01-05-2012 at 04:04 AM
  Gotcha. Thanks for the quick response.

• Posted in thread: Is carbonation in fermenter normal? on 01-05-2012 at 03:45 AM
  I brewed a belgian wheat that has been in fermenter for almost 4 weeks now and when i opened
  the lid to take a gravity reading, I got a little hiss as though i were opening a beer bottle.
  I took a sam...