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I've noticed many that many people talk of pouring a bottle of beer in a way as to not disturb, and consequently not consume, the layer of yeast which has settled to the bottom of a bottle. However, some commercial beers, i think hoogarden is one, advise swirling the last inch of the bottle to...

So here's my story. Its my first batch of homebrew, true brew porter extract kit. 1 can dark malt extract 2 lbs dark dried malt extract 8 oz. malto-dextrin 6 oz. chocolate grain malt 1 oz hop pellets Muntons ale yeast OG was about 1.045-48 , not certain I measured correctly (it was my...

Hey, thanks to the infinite usefulness of craigslist I just picked up 3 packs of bottles for my upcoming brew. they look new, and each pack was $3 for 20 bottles. They are almost like bombers, but they are wider with a shorter neck. they actually hold a little more volume too. I am still a...

Here is a pic of my homemade O2 system. Just a tank and a O2 regulator from a welding kit, basic hardware store parts. It probably cost about $15. Quite a savings compared to those commercially availabe. I stuffed the bottle full of wet paper towels since my LHBS did not carry HEPA or any...

Hi all, this is my first post on my first attempt at brewing and I have some questions which hopefully someone can answer. I am using a True Brew porter kit from my LHBS. It was running fine for the first two days then the fermenting bucket stopped bubbling. The OG was about 1.045 and after...