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I am having a problem with bottle bombs that I need help resolving. I have been homebrewing for about a year and a half with about 10 extract brews and then 5 BIAB brews under my belt. My results have been mostly positive with only one awful batch and one more that I didnt like. the other...

so I was mixing up a 4 week juice wine kit yesterday and it was yeast pitching time. I grabbed the pack from the fridge and sprinkled it and then realized that it was beer yeast and not the wine yeast that came in the kit. the wine is a moscato and the yeast I pitched was safeale-05. it has...

Planning my first batch of wine. Juice kit from midwest. Instructions say to pitch the yeast between 65 - 70 degrees. then to ferment between 65 - 75 degrees. Ambient temp in my room is running 60 - 65 degrees currently. Would you look into a heat source or let her rip?

First time wine maker here. Planing to make the midwest vintners reserve coastal red juice kit. When mixing the water and the bentonite in the first step, the instructions call for hot water. When rinsing the juice remnants from the bag, the instructions call for warm water. When...

OK. So I brewed my first batch saturday afternoon. Midwest honey porter extract kit. I know that it can take up to 72 hours for signs of fermentation. And I know that after 72 hours and no signs of fermentation, I should take a hydrometer reading. But what is my plan B and when should I...

Not sure where to post this but I thought I would start here. Mods can move the post if need be. Last night, I was shopping for parts for a boil kettle valve spigot and also for a counterflow chiller. I made 4 legit charges with 4 separate companies that I have found through reading threads...

Another newbie question... how do you move the hot wort from the kettle to the counterflow chiller? Also, my tap water comes out around 68 degrees. how effective will that be in a counterflow chiller? Would i be any better off with an immersion chiller? should I just boil half my batch...

OK. so i am a brand new aspiring brewer. I am doing research and acquiring equipment and hope to start brewing in the near future. I have some friends in the hobby and am excited to start. I came across two 5 gallon food grade buckets with lids from a restaurant and cleaned them out. i am...

Hello everyone. I took the plunge today and bought a used wine making kit. Looking to make the switch and make some beer in it instead. Great site with plenty o information. Look forward to hanging out here and learning to brew a little.