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So, here is what I have learned through my first wine kit based on questions in this thread: Transferring: my instructions said to wait until the SG is at a certain level, I did so. It also said to leave the lees. Some kits dont tell you either of these, but to take all the lees to the...

Does anyone know of any discount codes to use on Austin Home Brews website to order?

Some sites say you need to purchase a $7 tool to open the juice bags. Is this really necessary? Also, If I didnt want to go to the expense of a floor corker yet, what would be the best corker to get? What about sizes/types of corks?

The wife gave me the ok to buy some wine making supplies and make some wine. I have been making beer for a while. I have a bucket that is marked for 5 gallons, it says 6 is the bottom ridge of the top of the bucket. My question is: I see where they say to buy an 8 gallon bucket. But mine...

So the other night I am brewing up a Pumpkin Ale. I put it in the primary fermenter (6.5 gallon bucket), pitch the yeast, and I go to put the air lock into the hole in the lid. As I do this, the black rubber washer pops out of the hole and sinks to the bottom of the bucket. I used a slotted...

I am starting a co-ed kickball team in a new league in my hometown, and I need a nickname to put on the back of my shirt. Got any ideas?

My first partial mash brew will happen tomorrow. One question - After I put the grains in the grain bag, how do you seal it? Just tie a knot at the top?

I purchased the big river brown ale from Midwest, and am planning on starting it this weekend. This is the first time I have used anything but extracts. I got the bag of grains, and I had them mill/crack/whatever you call it before bagging. My question is: there is a lot of dust in the...

Question.....I have been doing some reading and learning on this site since joining. I was under the impression you want to strain the wort as it goes into the primary fermenter. Is that correct? The reason I ask is I have seen pictures and threads where people are boiling with hops in the...

Question for all of you: When I am done boiling and have my wort and am ready to transfer it to my primary fermenter, what techniques do you use to strain out the hops? I had a small funnel with a strainer, but couldn't pour much wort into the fermenter w/o having to stop and clean out the...

Another question I have....and remember i'm a noobie....what advantages do you get with secondary fermentation? I have a glass carboy and a bucket, and have done only 1 fermentation on my beers so far. Do you start in the carboy and go to the bucket for the second fermentation? vice versa...

i see you all talk about full bol and partial boil. can you explain the differences please?

Hello everyone!! I found this site looking for some answers to questions (like how to read a hydrometer - we don't need to start a new thread about that!). I just bottled my first home brew, just a basic wheat with some cherry flavoring. I pretty much went off the instructions with the malt...