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Has anyone blown the airlock as well as the plug off a carboy. I had that happen to me today, I obviously filled the carboy to much Wednesday.

I drank the first beer I brewed today and was pleasantly surprised. It was a MR. Beer diablo ipa kit. The beer tasted similar to a smuttynose, which I'm not crazy about, I am pleased though that I haven't died from it. Anyone that is sitting on the fence about home brewing should just take the...

I love to drink the IPA's; the hoppier the better. I currently have a Mr. Beer Kit Diablo and a Brewers Best IPA fermenting. I decided to give one of the clone recipes I found on here a shot http://https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/lagunitas-hop-stoopid-clone-straight-lagunitas-327076/. I am...

I made two separate beers on Sunday. The first was a 5 gallon better beers kit. It is in a 6.5 gallon glass carboy and bubbling every 4-6 seconds. I also made a 2 gallon mrb kit and have it fermenting in a 6.5 gallon bucket. I are bubbles every 20 seconds or so. Is the difference in bubble...

Is there any advantage to using glass carboys over plastic? Plastic is obviously less expensive and therefore would allow for more money to be spent on beer.

I am new to the board and to home brewing. I am from Tinley Park Illinois. I stumbled onto the site about a week ago after receiving a Mr. Beer Kit as a present. Waiting for my first batch to ferment and have subsequently upgraded to a Brewers Best Kit. I have a ton of questions that I cannot...