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Hi gang, After several partial boil extract batches, I am planning to change over to full boil. I'd like to get some recommendations from the group... 1. I'd like to go directly to a 10 gal brewpot; my intent is to boil 7 gallons starting volume to get 6 gal - 5.5 gal in my primary...

So, no major issues here, just a brief description of how it went. So, the morning of, I ran my bottles through the dishwasher, no soap, on high-temperature water. The cycle completed, I pulled the bottles out and allowed to cool to approximately room temperature. At the same time, I...

Hello again gang - So.... for extract brewing, when do you add your extract into the boil, in this case, a 60 minute boil? 0 minutes? 30 minutes? 55 minutes? For my first batch, I had to add 6.6 lbs of LME, so I added half at time zero, half at the end. I didn't like the syrupy-ness at...

Hello gang - So, I wanted to get in the habit early on of putting my beer into a secondary fermenter.... I use the term ' fermenter' loosely because, with my Fat Tire clone, I'm not adding any additional flavors or whatnot, so really this step is just for clarity. So, my Fat Tire Clone...

Rather than hijack the already-robust thread on general bottle sanitization, I'd like to open up a new one for swing-cap bottle sanitization specifically. Revvy, I am stealing your quote here on the vinator ... it seems to me that, with the swing caps, there are, in addition to the bottle as...

... no, not antgravity! So, for four days straight, my final gravity in my primary fermenter is at about 1.020. (taking samples with a sample thief.) I never took my original gravity reading, as this is my first batch, and in my rush to ferment and in my excitement, etc etc etc. :) Per...

Hello again everyone! So, I only have my first batch primary in for a few days and I am already thinking of next batches! After I get my brewing technique routine down and can brew a consistant quality beer, I'd like to experiment with different specialty grains and hops, to detect flavor...

Hi gang - n00b question. :) At the 19 hour mark after putting into my primary, my belgian ale showed a nice thick 1 inch kreusen, creamy white color. About 24 hours since then, the kreusen has now settled down into about a 1/8 inch thick layer, very dark. I continue to bubble out of my...

Hello gang, Well, I finally jumped in with both feet! A co-worker started me out by giving me 3 glass 5 gallon carboys and all of his homebrew books... needless to say I caught the bug quite quickly. I bought the rest of my equipment after reading Palmer's book, purchased a 6.5 gallon as a...