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• Posted in thread: Bottling/Capping on 05-05-2013 at 07:50 PM
  Hi there fellow home brewers! I have a quick question.....I am fairly new to home brewing. I
  have done 4 all grain batches, 4 partial mash batches, and roughly 6 extract batches. For some
  reason I nev...

• Posted in thread: First All Grain Batch - When to rack to secondary? on 02-27-2013 at 01:16 AM
  That's good to know. So, I guess I will make my secondary carboy another primary fermenter and
  do two batches at a time rather than one. :DOne last question though, why do kits
  (specifically, ones fro...

• Posted in thread: Bubbler will not stay in carboy on 02-26-2013 at 03:32 PM
  I assume by "bubbler" you mean an airlock, correct? Are you using a plastic bucket or carboy as
  your fermenter? If Carboy you should get a tighter fitting bung (they do come in different
  sizes). If bu...

• Posted in thread: First All Grain Batch - When to rack to secondary? on 02-26-2013 at 02:54 PM
  Thanks for the feedback.I have read and heard that you should rack the beer into a secondary to
  get it off the trub which can cause of flavors. Is that not true?

• Posted in thread: First All Grain Batch - When to rack to secondary? on 02-25-2013 at 09:01 PM
  Hey home brewers! I have a question.... I have done several full extract and partial mash beers
  up to this point and last week I finally broke my all grain cherry doing a Stone Ruination IPA
  clone. I ...

• Posted in thread: Does this look normal? on 08-12-2012 at 08:51 PM
  It looks like yeast that was on the floor of the carboy that somehow made its way up.Its pretty
  thick.Maybe it does have something to do with the irish moss. Doesnt look like an
  infection,probably jus...

• Posted in thread: Does this look normal? on 08-12-2012 at 08:48 PM
  After looking at that again, it looks like really thick yeast rafts that are finally breaking
  up. Take a hydro sample and then taste it. I bet it tastes good. justinThank you for the reply.
  I haven't ...

• Posted in thread: Does this look normal? on 08-12-2012 at 07:01 PM
  Hello home brewers! I have a question for you more experienced brewers out there. I have brewed
  my fourth batch ever and the last beer I brewed was a partial mash clone of Dogfish Head 60
  Minute IPA. ...

• Posted in thread: Careless...AGAIN! on 07-30-2012 at 09:31 PM
  Sorry, I chuckled when reading this. Of all the luck, huh? I'm sure you will be
  fine.....RDWHAHB! :)

• Posted in thread: Water volume calculations for mini-mash on 07-15-2012 at 06:22 PM
  When I was doing partial mash I settled on using about a gallon of water to mash. Something to
  consider, it always seemed to me like it was really easy to over sparge doing a partial mash.
  4.5 quarts ...