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I bottled 12 of my batch in these bottles because I thought they looked nice. Some posters on this forum and others said they had trouble with the neck snapping while capping but I didn't HOWEVER Today they have started exploding. I only used 6oz priming sugar and my brewshop bottles...

Well the title basically says it all. Say you put a few bottles in the fridge and then when you crack one open it isn't as carbonated as you would hope. Can you take them all back out and let them get to room temperature and will they continue to carbonate if they sit for a while...

I bottled my first 5 gallon brew last Monday. Yesterday morning I put one bottle in the fridge to test and when I got home from work I poured it and there was very little carbonation and absolutely no head. I'm very disappointed because I love the flavor. Here is my recipe and process: 4.5...

I guess I'm probably answering my own question here, but since fermentation is a metabolic process I'm assuming it generates a small amount of heat right? I pitched my yeast at 71 degrees and since then my bucket has been kept in a 68 degree room. If I use my infrared thermometer to check...

So my question is, when you see a recipe list that includes specialty grains like: Chocolate Malt Caramel 90L Special Roast Carafa I Are those all barley?? If so what are the differences? What does the 90L mean? I've seen other Caramel with a different number I think... Can I...

Alright so this weekend is time to attempt my first 5 gallon brew, and I just had a few questions about equipment and the process. 1. Will an aluminum pot be ok for the boil? I have one of those giant IMUSA pots for steaming crabs and if I can use that I'd rather not go out and buy a big...

Forgive me if this is a newbie question, but as the topic says, do you have to go through the process of washing the yeast in order to re use it? Could I just siphon out the carboy leaving the yeast cake at the bottom, and just refill with new wort and agitate it? Only reason I ask is that...

Good Morning, I'm gonna be ordering a 5 gallon recipe kit from Midwest Supplies and I was just wondering if anyone had any recommendations based on the kind of commercial beers I like which are, (please keep the laughter to a minimum): Yeungling Heineken Estrella Damm (one of my...

Hello, My friend gave me a nice brewing kit that he was given but never used and didn't want. I know all of the equipment is fine, however I'm not sure about the ingredients and I wanted your opinions. This whole kit was kept in a garage, in Florida for about a year, so humidity can get...

Hello all, new here, and definitely new to cheese making. I've been interested in making my own mozzarella for a long time but recently finally decided to give it a try. I've spent more money than I'd like to admit over the last month on many many failed attempts. First I started off...