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hi I am looking for clear or green bottles for cider bottling. Larger than 12oz. 16oz or bigger. Anyone know where to source these? i need prob 4-6 cases. and please dont give me a bunch of advice about light making it skunky or whatever your opinion might be

So i am looking into getting a nitro setup since i brew mostly stouts. i have a read a lot of info about nitro tanks and nitro regulators and beer gas. if you are using a nitrogen tank do you put beer gas in it or just straight nitrogen and if so what are the differences in the final result

Hi got a few general questions about backsweetening. I want to backsweeten a 5 gallon batch of cider with more apple juice, not concentrate, because that is what i have. I will then add to keg and carb up. If i know my og and f.g. how do i figure out the amount of juice to add to get close...

hi brewed up my second batch of breakfast stout clone. i bottled a couple after a very long primary and they tasted great. Added coffee to the remainder and waited about a month. now after kegging there is a sour taste in the beer while the ones bottled before tasted perfect. i was really...

Hi Taking a second stab at a coconut porter and want a little better head retention this time. I know the oils have an effect on it but I figure a little caraps can't hurt. Or I have some flaked rye avail too if that would be better. Just not sure how much to use and don't want too much...

brewed up a batch of yeti imperial stout the other day and haven't added the yeast yet? i am thinking of making a starter today and waiting a couple days to add. so my question is will this work. can you wait 4 days between brewing and pitching? do i need to re aerate?? any other...

i got 2 batches of beer that were fermenting and someone turned the heater off while i was gone for 2 weeks. beer temp is now 40 degrees. one fg should be 1.018 and is reading 1.020 at 40 degrees so i think it is pretty much done. the other is reading 1.020 as well but the fg is supposed to...

i need to force carb 5 gallons of cider. Since it is my only keg, when carbed i will be bottling all 5 gallons. have never done it before so i have some questions. 1- can i do it at room temperature? all the threads i have read involve cooling the beer first but i have no way of doing this...

i have done some searching they archives but can't find a good link that pertains to my situation. i have some cider in a carboy. i want to kil the yeast and force carb it. i have some campden tablets? is that they way to go? my big question is about temperature. all the threads i read said...

i got 3 one gallon batches of applewein going. they have been in primary for about a month and a half. i switched to secondary yesterday just to get it off the crap at the bottom. and then i topped off with regular apple juice to make up for the extra headspace. about 1 1/2 cups each. so...

hi. making a batch of applewein and didnt add any nutrient. has been fermenting rigorously for about 3-4 days now and i was wondering if adding yeast nutrient now would do anything. anyone have any input

i got about ten lbs of grapes from the grocery store that are left over from a job. some are red some are green all are seedless. can i just blender the heck outta them in the vitamix strain and add to some apple cider to make a grapey hard cider. will it work? will it taste like crap...

I made a starter on sat bubbled away all day sunday. now it is monday and it looks like i wont be able to brew for probably 2 weeks. is there a way to save this starter for that long and just restart it later? can i just put it in a jar and put in fridge? with or without airlock?

my recipe calls for 7.5 lbs of maris otter. i have right now 3.6lbs of maris otter already cracked. 3.3 lbs of golden pilsner liquid extract and light dme about a lb. can i use these three ingredients to replace the one and just add the liquid and dry at beginning of boil. is this a bad...

Made a batch of ed wort's applewein 2 weeks ago. checked on it today for the first time and there is what looks like lots of yeast stuck to the inside walls of the carboy all over. i moved it a little and it looked like it started falling off. is this normal i have never seen anything like...

anyone ever seen this happen. i think it was yeast at least. it was brown and kinda gross. i noticed it when i opened the bottle on the inner lip then when i looked in the lid it was there too. could be something else i dunno. i got lots of ideas why this happened but maybe it is common i...

So i lost my printed out recipe and drove all the way to the lhbs and had to try and remember my maple pecan nut brown recipe. I ended up getting carapils instead of chocolate. not sure why but prob because a similiar recipe i was looking at had that in it. so all my grains are milled...

i am trying to use beersmith but it got too confusing at some point and then it erased the recipe 3 times after i saved. not sure why but anyway here is the recipe http://hopville.com/recipe/542206/northern-english-brown-ale-recipes/maple-pecan-nut-brown first off i want to do a 4.5 gallon...

i made a 5 gallon batch of honey porter. after 2 weeks in primary abv was 1.020 i bottled 4 gallons and put one gallon in secondary with more honey. i added the honey to give it more of a honey flavor as well as raise the abv a bit maybe. it bubbled and bubbled and 2 weeks later the abv is now...

it was hotter earlier. at what temp do yeast in a primary die off and become useless. i have since put the carboy in the tub with some cold water but its been 80or more in the house for a couple days. anybody know. will they make a comeback. is there a way to check by adding some dissolved...