Recent content by LinDanKugel

Haha, I bought a really tasty IPA, chose this particular case because I liked the bottles, it just never occurred to me to check to see if they were twist off. Oh we'll, thanks for the reply!

I recently bought a case of dark bottle beer and was planning on reusing the bottles. I just wanted to get a second opinion on this particular set of bottles. They're twist off. I've reused other brown bottles, but they were always pri-off. I'm just not sure if the capping and carbing process...

I am just curious what you guys think is best and why? I've been using dry yeast since I started in December (4 batches total) but used a liquid yeast the other day. Only down side was that the liquid yeast kind of blew up in my hands when I opened it.

Is there a difference between a 5 gallon water jug and the carboy bought from a brewery supply store?

Columbus IPA extract. 13 days in.

Irish Red, first extract... I think I overfilled it a bit, but it came out good.

I am planning on using some Guinness bottles I've been savings to bottle up my 2nd batch.. What's the best way to clean them? I was told to use a bottle brush and then throw em in the dishwasher on high heat with no soap... Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks! That's what I was hoping. It was an extract Irish Red.. I did everything according to the directions. The fermentation started within a day and started settling after 3 - 5 days.. I let it sit 14 days total, at around 68 degrees, then bottled it. It's been bottled for 11 days now with...

I didn't actually open up the tube that the hydrometer came in until it was time to check the wort. The hydrometer was shattered (during shipping) and I wasn't able to get it replaced until it was too late..or is it too late? I'm really quite confused about testing the batch, and when...