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I am trying to move to hydrometer readings to verify that my brew is done instead the "it's been more than three weeks so it's time to bottle" method. I have seen posts that say wait until you get the same reading three days in a row, or until you are with in a few points of your expected...

This is my first attempt at formulating my own recipe. I ran it through a free program I found on the internet and used those numbers as a guide. When I brewed today the numbers didn't quite gel. Anybody got some fancy software that can quickly run the numbers or tell me were I went went...

Anybody got any good tips for sanitizing the spigot on the bottom of my full primary so I can just use it to transfer to a secondary?

Can somebody help me out with the proper technique for using yeast nutrients. I picked some up at the LHBS when I bought my ingredients for my next batch as it will have a higher O.G. that what I have brewed in the past. A few posts I have read suggested that adding it in to a high gravity...

Hello, I've read few posts about people using spray bottles to sanitize various peices of equipment and was wondering if this would work with a properly mixed solution of Iodophor. It was my understanding, from the information on the bottle that I need either 3 or 5 minutes of contact time...

I am going to be attempting my first cider tomorrow, a was wondering a few things about sanitizing equipment for the process. I was planing on heating my cider in my brew pot to get the brown sugar to disolve a little quicker and easier. Since the cider will not reach a full boil does that...

Not sure wether this question belongs here or in sanitizing, but as it pertains to my bottling procedure I thought I would try here first. How long can I wait after sanitizing my bottles before I actually bottle my beer? I use an iodine sanitizer, can't think of the name of the top of my...

Hello- I am getting ready to try my first batch of Cider and have a few questions I was hoping someone might be able to answer. 1. If I do a batch smaller than five gallons do I need to use less yeast than what a five gallon recipe calls for? 2. After primary fermantation stops, is the...

Hello, I brewed a batch of nutty brown ale about 10 days ago, hoping to get it into bottles before the holidays. I am going to have to leave town before that happens now, and was wondering if my beer will be worth bottling when I get back. I am hesitant to bottle it now as the air lock is...