Recent content by Newby94

Came out very good tasting. Rich flavor. I posted pics. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I bottled my first batch 10 days ago. I'm concerned I didn't get the sugar mixed well enough. When I turn a bottle upside down I get very few bubbles when I do the same to a Budweiser I see bubbles rushing to the top. What should I do if the beer doesn't carbonate can I add more sugar to each...

What's a vinator?

Do you put dishwasher detergent in when you run them through the dishwasher

It's time to bottle my first batch, what is the best way to sanitize the bottles. I saved my beer bottles as I drank them.

I kept it simple with a American Ale from Grape and Granery here in akron. Doing a Wheat beer kit next.

Yes they are going up and down. The recipe called for 1 week in primary and 1 week in secondary. I'm 2 days into the second week. The airlock is not bubbling at all anymore. Is that normal?

No bubbles on the bottom but on pic 1 their are little bubbles on the top.

Great! Will they settle to the bottom or how would I filter them out?

Thought I would post some pics of it

I did my first brew put it in primary for a week then moved it to secondary 2 days ago. It is clearing up nicely but I am getting white floaties at the top of the beer. Is this normal? Will they settle to the bottom or do I need to do something to filter them out. I don't want them in the final...

I thought about adding something to my secondary this week. Was thinking orange peel. Would I still be ok to add this for flavoring now. I transferred to my secondary yesterday.

So tonight I moved my brew from the primary Fermenter to the secondary. Everything looked great smelled amazing. I was being overly concerned about sanitation so I put some Star San in the carboy and swashed it around. I know everyone says you don't need to rinse that sanitizer so I did not...

This is the first time I have heard anyone mention a stainless steel fermenter needed for Grain brewing? Is this really "needed" or is it just a upgraded if "wanted"

I seen a YouTube video where a guy turned his bottling bucket into a Tun using a net strainer anyone use this method? I've also seen where people build them out of a cooler. Is this the only additional piece needed for a grain brew?