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Hello, I just bought all the necessary replacement parts to get my 3-gallon used keg operational. Instead of using a CO2 tank, I bought an injector with cartridges. Because this is the first time that I will be doing this, I have some very basic questions: 1. With the injector attached, when...

Hello, I recently bottled my latest batch and was somewhat confused by the numbers from my pre-bottling readings. The recipe instructions said that I should expect a brew with an ABV of just over 4% (Northern Brewer's Biere de Table), but my OG was 1.051 and FG was 1.008, for an ABV of 5.6%...

Hi, I recently experimented with secondary fermentation for the first time. I figured that this was another necessary step in the homebrewing learning process. I let the beer sit in my secondary fermenter for over 2 weeks before bottling. Then, after conditioning in bottles for another 2...

Hi Everyone, I recently bought two new products for my homebrewing arsenal: Star San and a bottle rinser. I'm wondering, because Star San should be left for a minute in whatever is being sanitized, are a few sprays of the solution using the bottle rinser enough? I'm planning to experiment with...

Hello, I recently realized that I'd forgotten to add hop bags to my last supply order, so instead of dropping hop pellets directly into my brew pot, I placed them into a bouquet garni bag, which I use for slow-cooking or making soup. I'm concerned that because these bags have a very fine mesh...

Hello, My current batch is a first attempt at adding extra ingredients and secondary fermentation, and I have a few questions. My Peace Coffee Stout (Northern Brewer extract kit) is in secondary. I racked it last night after 9 days in primary, even though fermentation seemed to have...

Hi Everyone, I'm planning to brew another batch this weekend (cooler fall temperatures are here at last!), and I'm already reviewing mistakes and lessons learned from previous experiences. In the past, I usually worked with only about a gallon of water in my brew pot, which produced a more...

Because of my excitement at finally being able to bottle my latest batch, I racked my fermented beer to another carboy to bottle. Only then did I realize that the sauce pan with the cooled and dissolved priming sugar was hiding untouched behind the other equipment! I added it slowly through a...

I'm planning to use a blow-off tube on my next batch. I've seen people use water at the other end while others insist on some kind of sanitizing solution. Are bleach-water solution or spirit such as vodka good choices?

Hi Everyone, After weeks of reading posts here, I finally decided to register and ask some questions directly. I'm in the process of making a Belgian White at home. This is the first time that I'm using specialty grains, actual hops (as opposed to a hopped extract), liquid yeast, and...