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I just got some free bottles. I cleaned them pretty good, so I thought. Well I let them dry upside down and about a week later I saw mold in them. I was thinking about soaking them in bleach over night and trying to clean them the best i can. Do you think this would work and kill all the mold...

Could I use this on the mini kegs that you buy at the store? I find it a better deal to buy the kegs filled rather then get them empty on line from a brew shop. But if I had this I could reuse the keg for my brew. It has built in CO2.

I will be going to visit family in a week or so and I want to take a home brew with me. How can I take a few beer bottles on an airplane and not break. I know I will have to check them on but how can I wrap them so they are safe?

So I am using a blow off tube for the first time. J brewed today and pitched yeast about 3hours ago. I know that it could take up to 24 hours for fermentation to start. But will I see any bubbles in the over flow bottle? What should I look for in my carboy to know that it is fermenting?

I just made a yeast starter from washed yeast and I have a few questions. How long does it take to get going? How do I know it's working? Should I pitch It in 24hr or what longer?

Ok so I am going to try to make a spiced cider this weekend. Only one gallon, just a taste. Well I wanted to use a washed yeast for the first time also. 1. What will happen if I use to much yeast? 2. Will it hurt to ferment for a month? 3. Should I pasteurize after carb?

I just washed my yeast. It was from my secondary fermenter. The question is will there be enough yeast in there for a brew? I managed to get about a pint from the carboy. I will do a yeast starter. Also should I fork out the money and get a flask or will a one gallon growler work just as good?

I tend to always use pellet hops. I am getting a strawberry beer together right now. I would like to use leaf hops. Is there anything different about using them? I just use them the same way as I would pellet hops? Is there any taste difference in leaf hops over pellet hops? I do think they look...

What do you guys say would be the right amount if strawberries for dry hopping in a one gallon batch and a five gallon batch? I'm just doing a really light pale ale.

I don't have a LHBS near me and I was thinking that I could use the yeast in the grocery store like Res Star. Has anybody tried this before? If so what was your recipe? I don't want it to taste like bread. If at all ill just get some and experiment with it. It can't be that bad right?

What do you guys think of those 5L mini kegs? Do you have to prime and still use CO2? I don't have the money to buy big kegs or the space right now. But I would like to give these a try. If u did buy some does anyone know where I can get a good kit with say 5 of them and the tap. Any insight...

So I have my nut brown in a carboy. There is about an inch if trub on the bottom but right on top of that is about 2 inches of this white almost clear stuff. Do any of you know what it might be? I was thinking the yeast but its hard to tell.

Never seen this happen in real life but I know it does. Show us your fermenter airlock explosion. I think it's pretty cool how yeast works.

I brewed a beer about 8 days ago. Fermented like crazy for 5 days and then the airlock just stopped. I took a reading and it wasn't at the right FG. So I left it. 3 days later I took an other reading and it was the same. So I thought what the hell and put it in my carboy to clear a bit. The...

I would like to get a large amount of grains, hops and yeast so I can brew just about anytime I want. I want help with this too. I would like to know how to store grains and how long they last. Also what is the best way to store hops? I would also like to know the best/common grains and hops to...

So this may not be a build but it's a project.i would like to get a large amount of grains, hops and yeast so I can brew just about anytime I want. I want help with this too. I would like to know how to store grains and how long they last. Also what is the best way to store hops? I would also...

I have some recipes I want to try but I priced out the ingredients online and it came out to like $45. Do any of you know of a good site to buy from that is cheaper? I like DME. I know there is a lot of sites out there just seeing what you all use.

How much priming sugar do I add per 12oz bottle? I would add it to the wort but I'm not sure how much I have. Also do I add water and heat it? If so how much water per bottle? Just need some guide lines. Thanks.

So today I brewed a nut brown ale. All went good. The only thing is after I took my wort chiller out I noticed a oily film on the wort. This was the first time using this wort chiller. I was thinking it was the oil off the copper. I washed it before I used it. Will it give the beer a off taste...

I just brewed this past weekend and I have a few questions on gravity. Before I pitched the yeast I checked the gravity. It was a little low. How can I get the gravity where I want it? Do I let it sit more? Do I have to boil more? I know that once l it's fermenting that you need to check the...