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Hmmm... Never heard that, even from the pros. Besides, opening up the fermenter mid way thru primary to throw hops in just lets oxygen back in... kinda defeats the purpose of airlock?

Throw the hops directly (i.e. no bags, filters, etc.) into Primary right after you pitch the yeast. Let sit in primary for no more than 14 days. Rack to secondary. The beauty of Primary dry hopping is no dealing with bags, or mess in the secondary. When you racked from primary to...

I find the greatest challenge to starting - and continuing - to home brew is getting motivated to deal with the cleaning & sanitation. It's not overwhelming and certainly not difficult, but getting all your equipment ready and cleaning up afterward is something you kindof have to "gear up for"...

Thanks Gameface, another good suggestion. But typically my cellar where I store them is a very consistent 68 degrees throughout the year. I have a feeling that the additional mixing of the sugar & wort in the bottling bucket did the trick. Cheers!

Just to finalize, I believe I figured out my carbonation problem by doing 4 things: 1) I aerated the wort for a few minutes when I mixed in my yeast with a whisk, 2) I used a sterilized long-handled spoon to stir (gently) wort & sugar in the bottling bucket (just depending on the racking flow...

Yes guys - I've never had to wait so long for my high gravity IPAs to carb, but one batch finally did (after many weeks, about 8 or more...). Other batch did not carb, but I may have left the batch in secondary too long. So, I'm not quite quitting yet. Heading up to HBS this weekend to make...

Thanks guys - As I said, everything is the same from when I used to get consistently carbonated beers, except that I went to the full boil. You may have a point about the capper. How can you tell whether or not it is working properly - I don't want to spend money on a new one when i'm not sure...

Hi Fellow Brewers - I'm at wits' end and need your help. I've been home brewing for a couple years now. I've made many batches of extract recipes, and have enjoyed good results. i'm particularly fond of brewing IPAs (because I like them and hey, they're hard to mess up) My first 20 batches...