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I remember tasting a Harpoon Winter Warmer in the late 90's and it smacked of a delicious spice flavor. Last week I tasted a few Winter Warmer's and I was gobsmacked at how bland that winter beer had become. I couldn't taste any spices and the beer tasted like a Killians Red to me. So I decided...

Okay okay. You all talked me out of it. I will fill a growler with craft brew instead. I am pretty sure it has reached its final gravity but since I haven't tested it yet I would be speaking out of my arse. But I am not sure why everyone says you can't or shouldn't carb in a growler I do it all...

I did not time the brewing of my last batch properly and it will not be finished in time for Thanksgiving. I would like to bottle one growler or half growler of my batch early and take it to my bothers for turkey day. Any guesses on how much sugar boiled into water would work for a quick carb of...

Thanks all. I guess I need an extra tube and a refractor!

I guess I don't need to worry about it being not aerated enough. I woke up to a blow up. This was taken minute after I cleaned up and cleared out the first airlock. This is the second time it has happened. Any suggestions for a blowoff something that works with this lid?

It was a mini mash and unfortunately I lost about 10% of the malt extract due to spillage. I added some molasses to compensate for the loss so I was a little more curious about the OG with this batch then I normally am. Thanks for the insight.

Ugh. That was from last night. Fearing that it wasn't mixed well enough I cracked open the bucket today and gave it a good stir but I might not have needed to because there was already a noticeable amount of fermentation activity on top of the wort. It's probably not a good idea to open the...

Thanks for the help. I poured the wort into my bucket when it hit 80 degrees F. I then added a gallon or so of cold water to make it a 5 gallon batch. I don't remember the exact temperature but I would guess it was around 74F.

This hydrometer came with my brew kit and it has a few different number sets on it. None of them seem to jive with what the original gravity should be of approximately be (1.056)? Or more likely I just don't know how to read it. Any guesses on what this original gravity is?

Probably closer to the room than the beer. That was the temperature on the lid of the bucket inside a cool brewing bag about 20 hours after pitching.

Probably closer to the room than the beer. That was the temperature on the lid of the bucket inside a cool brewing bag about 20 hours after pitching.

You betcha! Is there any other kind of gravity?

Very interesting. Hi temps can mean super active fermentation? The temps were higher than I would have liked but we are talking about 77 degrees Fahrenheit instead of 74.

For the first time my initial stage of fermentation blew up all the way to the top of my 6 gallon bucket and through my airlock. Is this a bad thing or a good thing? Aside from having to clean and replace the airlock are there any downsides? I guess it represents a strong and quick fermentation...

I am not a yeast expert but doesn't it replicate itself? Maybe I am totally wrong about that. Wednesday day I brewed my second batch and I pitched a half a canister WLP011 European ale yeast into my carboy. 24 hours later there was strong fermentation activity and less than 48 hours it was...

Thanks Trashcanman I was able to start the timers on one of the recipes I downloaded from the social aspect of the app (a nice feature) and yes the batch was added to the schedule, but I was very underwhelmed with the schedule aspect of it. As far as I can tell it has no visual calendar...

I have noodled around with it for about two hours now and for the life of me I can't figure out it's basic functionality. After reading many forum posts about ipad brewer apps I decided to go with ibrewmaster because of the scheduling functionality and it is this exact feature I can't get to...

It is a brand new Better Brew bucket and i have ripped the skin off of my fingers trying to open it twice now. I totally forgot about or didn't know that these tools existed, hence the tread. I just found one on amazon prime for around seven bucks and ordered it immediately. Thanks for the...

Are there any tips or tools to remove these lids easily? For the life of my I can't take the lids off of a fermentor bucket without a real struggle. I have had to revert to using a hair dryer in order to soften the plastic up. How do you remove your fermentor plastic bucket lids?

Thanks for the info guys. With getting an extra fridge or freezer not being an option I thought I was doomed to non-ideal fermentations. Then tonight while I was looking at pictures of what people are currently fermenting I came across a possible solution. An insulated bag for my carboy. Adding...