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I have lost about a gallon of my batch through blowoff due to an agressive fermentation. I know that my growlers that collected the blowoff are not sanitized, but they are clean. After drinking whatever beer I had in them they were rinsed at once and dried on my bottle tree, then capped once...

Just some thoughts... I'm doing another Imperial Stout later on with a grain bill that's 5 lbs more than my last one...I tried minimizing the amount of water to pound of grain to 1.25 quart per pound of grain...Not too sure I can go any lower than that. I have a 24 lb. grain bill and a 10...

Anyone know what they are made out of and if they pose a health hazard? I had one break inside my mash tun tonight. I didn't lose all of them in there,but a good amount of them fell out of the bottom. I'm still going through with everything as planned I just wanted to know what they are...Hope...

I have a closet in my living room that always stays cool in the winter months. I have been monitoring the temperature for the past week or so in hopes of successfully fermenting a pilsner style beer. I've noticed that the average daytime closet temp is about 55-60, and at night it may drop down...

I have a question about this, since I have never been down this road before... In my secondary, last Wednesday, I added about 5 lbs of cherries to my imperial stout. Fermentation is still active today (a week later). Not as much as it was, but the airlock releases CO2 about every minute and a...

Hello everyone! I'm Rob from NY...I'm a new home brewer that's been pretty much lurking around the boards here for the past 2 months trying to take in everything about home brewing. Just figured it's about time I said hello...:mug: Just a little about me...Have been home brewing for almost a...