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After a disastrous first attempt, my 2nd batch is 12 minutes from being done with the boil. My yeast is activated, my fermenter is cleaned and sanitized, and we are ready to go. I think my mistake last time is that the fermenter was located in a closet with an ambient temp of 73-75 degrees. I...

I had my yeast pack refrigerated, so I activated it late afternoon so I can brew in the AM. The package is inflating pretty quickly. Will it explode if I leave it over night? Should I put it back in the fridge? Thanks, -I

I wonder if I can use my bad batch of beer as a marinade? ANy thoughts?

I just found this online. It's an inverted carboy being used as a conical. Check this picture out: http://www.bodensatz.com/upage/upic/7621/conical2.jpg How do you guys think they secured the opening of the carboy when it's upsidedown? Do you think they fill the carboy up through the...

Anything wrong with drilling a hole into a 5-Gallon Deer Park Water Bottle, adding a spigot, and using it ONLY as a bottleing bucket? -I

My last attempt at brewing was almost a year ago... and it was a complete failure. To be honest, I haven't even tried one of by beers since about February because the taste was so horrendous that I am suffering from the post traumatic stress disorder that I endured when I took that first...

For my first brew I boiled 2 gallons of water and poured them into the bucket. I stuck the bucket in the fridge so it would cool while I boiled my wort, then poured my wort in, etc... Is that step necessary? Do those first 2 gallons need to be boiled? -I

I boiled my wort on November 18... 8 days later I moved to secondery because there was no activity... 3 days later I had to remove the arilock and install a blow-off tube because the fermentation was so vigorous... and 2 days ago, I removed it because there was only a 1/4 inch of...

So I get into work this morning at 9 and by 9:05 I was rushing to the toilet. I couldn't remember eating anything the night before that would have cause the mad-dash, until I remembered I drank a Red-Tail Ale watching a movie. It was my first Red-Tail, and when I went to the website, it said...

Just out of curiosity, what are the benefits, if any, of boiling all 5 gallons instead of boiling 3 gallons and pouring into 2 gallons in the fermenter? Thats what you guys do when you use a keggle, right?...brew all 5 gallons? Along that same line, why do you have to equip the "keg"gle...

You guys have seen the pics...the little space in my 5 gallon carboy in not completely filled with foam. Should I attach a hose and set up a blow off or should I just leave it alone? There isn't anything in the airlock yet but its not looking good. Now I'm seeing little chunks of yeast...

Now that my Pale Ale is in secondary, I have an empty fermenter and I'm ready for round 2, but I'm not sure what to brew. I usually drink Sam Adams Boston Lager and Brooklyn Lager, but have been getting used to the Ales lately. I like Harpoon IPA, and really enjoyed Fuller's London Porter. I...

So I transferred my first brew yesterday after 8 days. Its a Pale Ale kit. OG was 1.040. Yesterday it was 1.017. The transfer was a success, I think, and this morning the lighter colors were definately settling leaving the top darker. Questions: In the sealed glass carboy, there...

Can I boil my wort on a grill outside?

All went well yesterday with my Pale Ale kit. The boil (caught the hot break before the boil over), the cooling (it took exactly 30 minutes), the transfer into the bucket...no complaints. I was meticulous, borderline OCD about sanitation. Overall a good experience except I didnt realize the...

In anticipation of my brewing this weekend, I created my label today. What do you guys think? NOTE: I REMOVED THE BACKGROUND THAT LOOKED LIKE A WEED LEAF AND REPLACED IT WITH "TERRIBLE SKULLS"...I THINK IT WORKS...

This is what I'll be brewing this weekend... I was hoping you guys could critique the instructions, and given the ingredients I have, offer any advice to make it better. If I should just do what the package tells me to do, let me know. My questions/comments are in parentheses and italics. The...

I'm brewing on Sat morning for the first time so ALL my equipment is brand new and unsanitzed. If I clean it all today or tomorrow, so I have to clean again on Saturday? How long will everything stay clean and sanitzed? Being that everything is new should I clean everything twice...

21 qt enamelware or 16 qt stainless. both same price. which do I get. I'm at store now. someone help

Can I use these as fermenters? Primary, at least? -Ivan