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Hello all, I am flying to Colorado later today and I would like to bring a few of my latest batch to share with friends. Does anyone know if home brew will be fine if I check it in my suitcase? I did read somewhere online that it could explode. Thoughts? Any experience with this...

Brewed the NB caribou slobber two days ago. Yesterday I went to check on it only to find that the all sani/water in the airlock had "exploded" out onto the top of the bucket. I put more sani/water in and it did it again. So I switched to my other airlock for the heck of it. (Not the "S"...

Both yesterday and today I brewed and both times my OG was lower than the recipe indicated. Yesterday I brewed a Barleywine with OG of 1.082, mine read 1.072. Today I brewed an English brown ale with OG of 1.052 and mine was 1.042. 1. What are some of the possible reasons this is...

Can my bottling bucket also serve as a primary fermentation vessel? I'll probably buy another bucket or carboy in a few weeks, so would only use it for one batch in the meanwhile. Thanx

Making a chocolate milk stout, the recipe calls for secondary and then add cacao nibs 2 weeks before bottling. Because I am adding something, does that mean that I HAVE to secondary this brew? I have read on this site about only transferring to secondary if dry hopping or making other...

I will be brewing a barleywine next week, my first high gravity beer. Considering the time commitment, I want to make sure that I know what I'm doing ahead of time. A few questions: 1. Northern Brewer recommends liquid Wyeast using a starter. How necessary/important is this? I purchased...

Planning to buy another carboy, not sure between 5 g and 6.5 g yet but my question is where is the cheapest place to buy one? Thank you, Jeremy

Hello, This is my 4th batch overall (partial grain). I pitched the yeast on Friday around 6pm, so it has been a few days. I have never seen the krausen get so high up in my 5 gallon carboy. I'm worried about an explosion! Should I be? What should I do? Thanx, Jeremy

Went down to check on my NB Hefeweizen that has been in carboy for almost two weeks and see I small insect floating in my airlock. I only removed the airlock once in the last two weeks so maybe it got in then or it was in there the whole time? I'm guessing this doesn't matter at all but only...

Brewed Northern Brewer Hefeweizen 1 week ago. I added blood orange peel at 15 min and it all went into carboy. I am not planning on moving into secondary. A few questions about SG: 1. After how long in carboy should I begin taking SG readings? 2. I have read many times here that I...

This is my 2nd batch overall and this time I decided to use my carboy instead of my plastic bucket. Having said that I've never watched the fermentation process. I pitched the yeast around 18 hours ago, and it is bubbling about every second now. Just wondering what I "should" observe over...

Did a Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefeweizen today, this is only my 2nd batch overall. A few general questions: My original specific gravity is 1.054, which is slightly higher than expected (1.040-1.045). What are some possible causes for my specific gravity to be slightly elevated? Are...

Making a Northern Brewer Hefeweizen. Their directions say to aerate the wort while the directions from my LHBS make no mention of aerating the wort. What the deal? Thanx!

I see on Northern Brewer's website the option to upgrade from dry to liquid yeast. Are there certain styles that benefit from doing this or is this simply a matter of preference? Same question about cooper's carbonation drops vs priming sugar. My first batch I used the priming sugar that...

Beer has been in bottle for (4) weeks. I put six in fridge 4-5 days ago and have been drinking them without a problem. Today when I opened them up the last two in the fridge they are seriously overcarbonated. One of them is just pouring out foam non-stop in the sink. The thing is, I have...

What do you use to clean a carboy? Is the oxyclean that I use to remove labels ok?

Today marks 3 weeks of my first brew (Northern Brewer Brown Ale) in the bottle. I just threw some in the fridge for chilling, but my question is this: Is there a point when the rest of them should go in the fridge? My thought is to let at least half of them continue to condition for a few...

Going to brew a Northern Brewer Bavarian Hefe this weekend. I am thinking about adding orange and coriander seed. So, a few questions: 1. When does the orange (rind only?) go in? (I know not to put the white pith in). I read somewhere about putting it in the the last 10 min of boil. Can...

Brewed my first batch (Brown Ale) and think I may have made at least one dumb mistake. But first, a few things I need clarified. My friend, who has been brewing for several years and now does all-grain, said that you shouldn't leave it in a plastic bucket for too long because it is...

Just bottled my first batch yesterday, crossing my fingers it turns out ok. I used a wand and it was all very easy. I filled the bottles ALL the way to the top, to the point where it would almost spill out if I wasn't careful. This is how it's done right? What happens when you underfill vs...