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Was wondering if anybody has ever bulk carbonated in a plastic bucket then bottled. I have co2 to blast out any oxygen left. Just wondering if its worth the time, don't wanna try and have to bottle carbonate anyway if it doesn't work. Thanks.

Anybody know a good household sanitizing solution? Ferm went quick so I need to bottle soon but had truck problems so I can afford new bottles. Collected ones from my friends, no mold or anything but definitely never rinsed. Like I said Gavin truck problems so I can't really afford to go out and...

Hey I made a gallon of straight cider about 6 days ago. I used safale American ale yeast and have had a blow off every day for the past 4. I have a 3 piece airlock on there and have been taking it off and cleaning it but I'm worried about oxygen exposure. Would leavening the airlock with the...

Hey, I brewed up a dunklewiezen last Wednesday and the ferm slowed pretty much to a halt. Just went to repitch and add some nutrient and had a taste and there was a strong bitter flavor mid pallet. It didn't have any real bitterness post boil and I didn't add much hops. Used Safale 06...

So brew day today. Irish red. Total fiasco. Miscalculations, first stuck sparge(s) and 17 degree weather before windchill. Finally am at the chill 9 hours later. Compared to my first attempt at brewing, an alcohol fueled over zealous hard headed young mans pipe dream, this feels like Im head...

Downloaded the free trail on an old laptop that was given to me but the program it's self wont open. Starts to load and what nit but program never starts. It's got Linux Ubuntu. Don't know if its too old to support it or not. Never used Linux before the was given to me. Any help?

Making an Irish red tomorrow and a dunklewizen Friday. Also get to try out "new" equipment. Who's else is brewing this week?

What you you have at the bottom of your tun? Why? If you've used both which worked better? I have a manifold. My attempts at making a false bottom failed miserably so making a manifold was the only option.

Hey I just made a mash paddle out of a fresh cut piece of maple (literally cut off the tree). Was just wondering what a brew-safe method to stop any warping? I heard to avoid most finishes, are there any that won't mess with the mash? Also heard to rub mineral oil on it. Thanks.

Hey My friend was gonna throw out an old heater core (never used so don't have to worry about any anti freeze in it) so I asked him for it and he gave it to me. I wanna turn it into a wort chiller. For anybody who doesn't know what they look like its basically a miniature version of a cars...

Hey, Was looking in a brew magazine kinda casually thinking about making a porter recipe and came across oat malt. I've never used it before but the description definitely intrigued me. I'm looking at designing a 5 gallon robust porter but haven't really decided on the grain. I was just...

Does 1lb of extract generally or theoretically translate to 1lb of grain? Just wondering if I can directly translate a malt recipe to a grain recipe.

Ey, Just had one of these the other day and decided I wanted to make one myself. Never made any wheat beers so I was wondering if anybody had any hints or tips on it. Also wondering What kinds of grains I should use and what not. Any input appreciated. Thanks in advance everybody.

Ey, I'm going to be brewing up a pumpkin ale this week and was hoping somebody could let me know if i should mix the pumpkin in with the grain or let it sit on top during the conversion. Thanks for your time.

HEy, Was just wondering if anybody knew of any online brewing suppliers that are close to the northeast? ive been going through midwest supplies but they dont offer the flat rate shipping anymore so its gotten kind of expensive, I prefer to brew all grain so any with a large selection of...

Hey, I've just started making mead and have a question I hope someone can help me with. I was wondering what exactly is the white foam that is produced when the honey is mixed? Also does anybody know of any books that I can get or websites I can use to find out exactly what is going on...