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I'm kind of extra confused because don't they usually not explode after 3 or 4 weeks? These bottles have been like 2 or 3 months in the making. The only difference I can see is we moved them from the temp controlled basement in my brother in laws house (our 'brewery') to my upstairs apartment...

Hi everyone, I posted a while ago about why my bottles were exploding and, low and behold, I was putting in about 3 times the amount of priming sugar as I should have! Moronic I know, so we don't have to go into that...:) Now I'm left with about 3 batches worth (minus the nearly ENTIRE...

Ok cool I'm happy to hear I'm on the right track. I'll get a scale and go for it. So just to clarify though, more like 5 or 6 oz rather than 2/3 cup right? But other than that, I should be good? Thanks again man

Ok so here my basic process. I understand I'm probably not doing everything correctly, but I kind of assume any of these recipes are like any cooking ones, with personal preferences and taste altering them somewhat. I have a can of hopped Muntons LME as my base kit. Here is my process in...

Ok so here is the basic process. Again I understand I'm probably not doing everything correctly, but I kind of assume any of these recipes are like any cooking ones, with personal preferences and taste altering them somewhat. I have a can of hopped Muntons LME as my base kit. Here is my...

Look I'm not trying to cause problems or argue. I understand that I need to brush up on my brew knowledge, that's why I'm here asking questions and not just guessing anymore. So I'll leave it at that. Side note, I put the 'hah' on there so people wouldn't confuse a joke with me being seriously...

Obviously I could use more knowledge with this, so I guess we don't have to waste our time typing that anymore... I'm adding DME because that seemed to be the consensus everywhere I researched and at my local store. Other than that, none of my questions were answered so thanks for nothing...hah

Ok, so my last brew had a single bottle blow, and the others were fairly over carbonated. But now the second brew had roughly 20 blow! It's been 3 weeks, so I have a bunch of questions. I guess let me restart here: I'm making a Munson's American Light hopped LME kit and adding raspberries and...

So I haven't checked my bottles in a few weeks. Now we see one has blown! Its been a while since it blew cause there is no liquid left on the ground and everything I'd dry. My question is: will more be exploding in the coming weeks?? Thanks!

So my newest brew is for my wedding, and I've put raspberries in the fermenter. It tastes delicious out of the primary! I can't wait to check it out in a couple weeks. The only thing I worry about is the fact that while bottling there was a bit of sediment that made it into some of the bottles...

I'm planning on making a few brews for my wedding, and need to find something reasonably priced. I'm looking on my local brew supply store and see canned beer kits from Muntons. It says it comes with yeast but needs 2 lbs of DME or sugar to finish the batch. Is that really all I need to get...

What about just throwing a few petals in the fermenter to be able to say I made our wedding brew with some roses? Will that make a difference? I think I'm just going to throw in my berries just before flameout and then let them cool with the wort. Then I'll rack them into the primary, toss in...

Also can I just use fresh raspberries in the primary (I don't use a secondary) for the week or 2 that it ferments? Or should I add them later?

Hey everyone, Here's what I'm thinking: Rather than get a full ingredient kit, I'd like to get the Liquid Hopped Extract kit and priming sugar. I'd also like to add some raspberries and 2 cups of vodka that had rose petals soaking in it for 2 weeks to turn it reddish. I'm making a brew for...

Hey guys, I'm wondering if there is any difference in price buying ingredients a la carte rather than the ingredient kits? What exactly do I need to buy if I'm doing it that way? Thanks for any help! Ducas