Recent content by jacounts3

Hey Everyone, This is my first time bottling. I'll be bottling in 1 liter bottles using the Fizz Drops. The instructions on the bottle say 1 drop for 12-16 fl. oz bottles and 2 drops for 22oz bottles. The conversation I've come up with shows to use 2.75 drops for a liter. Would it be best to...

Thanks for the peace of mind and suggestions everyone; greatly appreciated

My beer will hit the 2 weeks of fermenting mark this coming Tuesday. I have ordered bottles to bottle the beer in, but I do not think they'll make it here by this Tuesday. What is the maximum amount of time I could leave the beer in the 1 gallon fermenting jug without hurting it?

I don't have another jug as of now, but will be ordering another one for the future. I'll keep my eye on it and be careful while bottling. I'll keep everyone updated if the beer comes out tasting bad.

Thanks for all the information; I feel much better now. I'm really glad I found this forum early in my brewing career. Everyone has great information and replies to questions very quickly. Thanks again everyone

Thanks for the reassurance BxBrewer. I just took some pictures.

I'm in need of some advice. I just brewed my first batch (1 gallon size) of beer 2 days ago. I checked on it the next day and it looked like all of the sludge that should be floating on top of the beer has blown up and is stuck to the glass portion of the bottle above the beer line. There is...

Greatly appreciate all the advice everyone; it's been very helpful.

Hey Everyone, I'm a first time home brewer. I have some growlers that I plan to bottle in. These growlers are not screw top and have the rubber-gasketed swing-top closure. I'm reading mixed reviews on bottling in growlers, but everything I can find refers to the screw top growlers. Has...