Recent content by Cerberiss

I know this is a very old post, but after coming across it and seeing no one else allergic onions, had to post about it. I am very allergic onions and garlic, both being from the same family. I ate them for YEARS .... then poof suddenly my face would swell, as well as my throat. It has to be one...

Thank you guys for the responses, I will go ahead and do a boil before my next batch then clean it well afterwards.

Hello every one, So while bottling my first batch of beer, an amber, I came across a tread that you should oxidize your aluminum pot by boiling water in it before boiling your wort. Well at the time I didn't know this so I cleaned it with B bright and rinsed it out then boiled my wort. Does...

Thanks for the reassurance and quick response. I did soaked the airlock and stopper in sanitizer for a couple of minutes since it was on the floor then gave it a good rinse, I didn't want to lose my first batch after reading about the horror stories of infected brews :)

Hello every one, I am new to home brewing and after making my first batch yesterday I had the airlock pop on my 6 gallon carboy. I have read that this is a common problem and I will make the recommended adjustments to my setup by using a 1 inch blow off, but the stopper was off for several hours...