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What's up everyone? I'm brewing my second batch.(pale ale) The directions say to ferment for a week then bottle. With the first batch I followed the directions and the end result was a yeasty tasting beer that i dumped. I had even let the bottles condition for a month. With some research on...

12 teaspoons or tablespoons per 2.5 gallons of water?

I just received a 1lb. jar of c-brite. the directions say 2oz. per 2.5 gal of water. how do i measure 2 oz. or what would be the equivelant in teaspoons or tablespoons? i'm just trying to be percise. thanks guys!

Thanx, the bigger carboy is a good suggestion.

My first batch was a octoberfest that had little foaming action during fermentation. My second batch (pale ale) went totally nuts and blew my 3 piece airlock apart. I was actually at a friends house when I got a call from my girlfriend to come home right away. There was beer all over the closet...

How do you get that last little bit of beer into bottles from the bottling bucket? tilting the bucket was a little awkward, so i just funneled it into the bottles.(2 bottles) I marked the 2 bottles to see if there will be a difference when they are ready...To me saving 2 beers is worth it on my...

Thanx for your responses!

What's up everyone? brewed my first batch and the bottles are now conditioning. The directions did not say to strain the wort while transfering to the fermenter. i have seen some videos where people strain then throw it away and some who strain then dump sediment back into the fermenter. what...