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Wow! That was a blast. Took about 5 hours from start to finish to get everything setup complete the mini, boil, cool, carboy, and cleanup. One question came to mind when I was running the sparge water trhough the grains. I ran 2 gallons of sparge water through at a rate of 1/3 cup every...

Just got back from my HBS shop with a 2 keg kegging system. The kegs came under pressure from the HBS and the store owner said that getting a seal can sometimes be tricky but just keep moving it a little and you will get a seal. I have the cleaner in the keg and put on the lid. I then...

I stopped by a local winery today that gives you their juice straight from the tank. I got a strain of yeast (Lalvin Bourgovin RC 212). That is what the resident vitner recomended. He handed me a "How to Sheet" they had printed up and I went on my way. When I got home I was surprised to see...

What is the typical vessel to store Applewein? I want to use wine bottles and corks, but don't know if I am only spelling disaster for myself. Brewing my first 5 gallons of the stuff right now. 2 days into it and surprised at how gentle the fermintation is, I should have filled my 6.5 gallon...

Brewing a Chardonnay from William Brewing Kit. 1) Ok, so I have read a little bit on doing wine. I am about to start my first batch from a kit. 5 gallons of wine. My kit says to throw on an airlock in primary yet I have read to use a towel or napkin which should I go with? 2) Do I...

I bought this Imperial IPA kit from Williams Brewing and the instructions say to rack the beer to secondary after 7 days then let it sit in secondary for 15 days to finish fermenting. My beer is on it's seventh day and the airlock is still bubbling a few times a minute. Should I follow the...

I brewed a Scottish Ale and just bottled it toady. The starting gravity was 1.059 (0.001 above where it was supposed to be), the gravity when I racked into secondary to clear the beer a little was 1.020, then on bottling day the final gravity was 1.018! The beer was only supposed to go down to...

I am brewing an Imperial IPA right now (14 pounds of LME in this beer). Fermintation is active, very active! In fact the beer is frothing out the top into the airlock. I now know I should buy a blowoff tube to deal with this, but for now is it ok to just change the airlock out every 10 hours...

I am fermenting a Chardonnay and I am finding bottles to bottle in soon. I was wondering, when I buy Chardonnay it normally comes in clear or slightly colored glass. Do I need to find bottles with the same characteristics? Does the color of the bottle add flavor to the wine or take away...

I am a newbie to home brewing (second batch). My first batch I pitched the yeast into 80 degree wort because I just could not get the temp down on the wort anymore and got frustrated and pitched the yeast. I had active fermintation within 1 hour! My second batch I perfected the ice water...

I am asking to know if it is possible. Let's say that I am going to rack to secondary and I take a gravity reading and do not like the alcohol content. Can I boild some corn sugar, add it to the secondary fermenter and let is sit to increase the alcohol content? Will this kill the...

Hello Everyone! OK, my first batch has been in primary for 4 hours. When I first put it in there it looked like everyone elses. Then out of no where it appears my troob (I think that is the name for the junk on the bottom of the carboy) is floating and around it is this stringy looking...

Hey folks, I am a huge fan of Guinness and this winter I would love to attempt a Guinness clone. I found the following recipe, but I was wondering if anyone has one that they have had success with personally? http://www.brewingkb.com/recipes/guinness-clone-497.html#

Hello Everyone: I have two questions. I just bought my first kit from Williams brewing. I purchased the Apricot Ale with a rating of beginner on the brew. 1) How long do I boil my malt before adding the flavoring hops to the wort? The directions make it seem like I boil the malt for 1...

I have been reading the forums and a common problem for new people is to know when to remove the beer from primary fermintation and place into secondary fermintation. I know that when the airlock stops bubbling that is a good indication, but the best way seems to be specific gravity. I know to...

Hello Everyone! Looking into buying my first kit to begin brewing. I found a great all glass kit for $110, 6.5 gallon carboy for my primary and 5 gallon carboy for the secondary. in doing all my research though I found that there is a huge benefit to going with plastic for primary in that...