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Hello all, First time brewing milk stout, 5th time brewing. First thing I noticed that I needed a 6.5 gallon fermenter. I have the good ole 5 gallon kit from Brewers best. Can I get away with the 5 gallon? I noticed that i can probably bring the wort up to 6 gallons with the room left in the...

Getting ready to bottle our fourth brew! Bottles are all clean waiting to sanitize them. When we sanitize the bottles, do they have to be absolutely dry before we fill them with beer or can they be a little wet? :mug:

Working on 4th brew and have always washed beer bottles by hand then sanitized them. I now have access to a really good dishwasher and my bottles are pretty dirty. Would a pre-wash with a dishwasher be wise? I have heard that they are usually filled with bacteria. This one gets very hot at the...

Hello all, working on 4th brew now: A Russian imperial Stout. 5 Days ago it went into the bucket and has been sitting in 68 degree type temps. Going to leave the country in 7 days for 2 weeks. was going to bottle it right before we left. This would make it in the bucket for a total of 13 days if...

very excited to be here and learn and pass any helpful info I can along in the future. Working on my 4th brew with my cheapy brew kit and I am loving it. Nice to meet you all. :mug: