Recent content by rvaladez34

Thanks. I have a cider that's about ready to bottle. I just picked up some blue ez-cap bottles at the local homebrew store. The blue goes well with my Giants swag around the house.

Does it make a difference? I hear amber protects against light better, but over what time frame? Does it really make a difference for something you'll bottle and drink in less than a month? What about for aging cider?

I might try some nail polish. In the mean time I have a carboy full of beer with a lot of trub and I dint know exactly how much beer is in there. I want a good estimate so I know how much priming sugar I need. How far apart are the gallon markers on your carboys?

Actually, I would appreciate it if some if you fine gentlemen could measure how far apart your gallon graduations are on your carboys and post them so I could benefit from your hard work ;-)

Thanks for the response. I has planned on doing that but it slipped my mind while i was planning my first recipe. However Once I know the inside diameter it's very easy to figure out how many inches of beer make up a gallon. That's a number I probably won't forget. Filling the carboy at even...

Anybody know the likely inside diameter of the 6 gallon glass carboy in the gold complete beer equipment kit? I'm trying to calculate how much beer minus the trub my first batch has yielded. anybody know how thick the glass is throughout the body?

I was planning on racking to a secondary after 7 days. Do you think it's better not to rack, or maybe keep it in primary for 14 days and then rack to a secondary for 7?

Yeah just seemed like a lot. So is it the sugar from the malt extract? I thought the trub would just consist of yeast that had flocculated and hops

I brewed my first batch this past Friday. I ended up with less volume than I planned, so I'm thinking it might be strong. Fermentation started fast and looked to be going strong, then this sludge started forming at the bottom. It used to be more now it has decreased. I'm thinking it's the malt...