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Do I desanitize things when I run tap water over them? Like if I want to clean the excess cleanser from my autosiphon can I rinse with unboiled water? Or does tap water leave things sanitary after it dries? What do you guys do? Thanks in advance!

My 22oz bottles full of Hefe were filled Wednesday night. As of this (Friday afternoon) moment they have a small layer of yeast in them approximately two quarters high. That seems awfully fast, does this mean I should expect explosions in my near future?

Okay, so yesterday I put my bottles that had been soaking in Ammonia water (for label removing purposes) into the Dishwasher (with no soap of course) for extra sanitization and Ammonia funk removal. They are still a little wet on the inside, and I am without a drying tree. Suddenly it came to...

Crap. I just realized my clear glass secondary needs to be kept out of the light. I bottle tomorrow. It's been getting flourescent light from the room it's in, and some indirect daylight through the curtains. Should I pitch the batch? Thanks again for answering question 1,273,005 of my...

I made a noob mistake, I transferred to secondary before the Krausen was done Krausening. That is, prematurely. I have no idea what this means, and I can not find the answer in any book. My inaugural batch sits in the "Secondary" fermenter. A brown layer of Krausen sits upon it. I don't know...

Some strange things observed when transferring to the secondary: What is that brown stuff??? This is what was left over after I was done brewing. It tasted awful, and the stuff at the bottom was crunchy! And this is the end result. Looks a little dark for a Hefe, but...

I've heard that Weizens take longer to "mature". Does this mean I should leave it in the secondary for longer? The bottles? I am planning on racking to secondary tomorrow, that will be six days in the primary. How long should I leave it in the secondary before I bottle it? Thanks for...

Do these exist? Do most HBers just use the standard blanks? I thought this would be a great way to mark my beers without labelling them, as I just discovered removing labels sucks.

We, as of now, have not witnessed a bubble. We have been looking, but none so far. I've stared at the thing for lengthy (30+ minutes) periods of time.It has been 32 hours. When should the bubbling be going? Should I be concerned? Sorry about all the questions, just kinda a wort-hypochondriac.

Argh..... Things went pretty well for me, no boilovers (I kinda wanted one, sort of a right of passage...) no major errors except: The unsanitized top of my brewpot slid right into the mostly cooled wort. Anyone want to reassure me or tell me I am doomed? Although unsanitized it did appear to...

My kit is here! I was so excited I took a picture. EDIT: New Question: Is there any normal place (Walmart, etc...) where I can get strainer bags? I only got one measly one with the kit and I don't want to toss my hops straight into the wort. Thanks so much! My Wyeast Smack Pack was...

Just ordered my equipment kit and extract kit: My recently ordered items are below, my questions are: 1) Besides a long handled spoon and bottles what else will I need to buy? 2) I plan on ripping the package open and smacking the pack as soon as it gets here, then going right into...

I have a slew of bottles and several of them have a small skin of residue on the bottom from beer that went unappreciated. Can I use these bottles without mass effort on my part? How do you clean them? Should I just pitch them? Thanks in Advance!

What is the easiest/fastest way to clean a bunch of bottles? I initially thought the dishwasher was going to do it for me but now that I hear about the necessity of bottles being "beer clean" I realize I need an alternative method. Thanks in advance

So I've been told by those more knowledgable than I (mostly on this board) that I need a liquid yeast with a starter/activator to make my beer the best it can be. This confuses me just a tiny bit as I am trying to buy my first kit. It's a Midwest Supplies "Hanks Hefe Weizen" and I have four...

Anyone else a big fan of the Stone Brewery in Southern California? I can't get enough of their beer. Right now I am drinking Ruination IPA like it will never be brewable again, and the onlything better than the bite of the hops is the reaction of my friends upon sampling it. Not for the faint of...

Hi all, I am getting together the equipment to make my first batch from extract. I have loads of questions: 1) I don't live within 200 miles of a HB shop. Which is the best starter kit online? I want something quality. Recommended upgrades would be appreciated. 2) Where do you guys get...