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I guess with it still fermenting that's probably the best option. I tend to worry about oxidation so I didn't even consider moving it back into the jug since I typically only rack my beers once. Not sure why I didn't think of that. It's Friday, my brain is mush and I need a beer!

I'm thinking of racking my mead out of my 1 gallon jug into a 3 gallon Mr. Beer bucket. (It's the next smallest fermenter I have and I can use it to bottle.) It's been in the jug for 3 weeks and I'd like to rack it atleast once and let it sit for another 5 weeks. That said, should I be worried...

I'm having Carbonation issues with my Vanilla Peat Smoked Porter. I used the extract kit from Northern and added vanilla slurry at bottling. http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/peat-smoked-porter-extract-kit.html OG 1062, 1 packet of Safale US-05 Ale Yeast, Temp 65-70 in dark pantry, 2/3...

I'm currently brewing Superior Strong Ale (Midwest) and seem to experiencing lag in fermentation. It's a big beer with an original OG of 1.067 (mine was 1.062) and came with 2 packets for dry yeast. I brewed it and let it sit for 3 weeks in the primary. Midwest says on the kit it's an 8 month...

If I'm cleaning the equipment off with hot water and Easy Clean right after I brew, do I still need to use Star San (or similar) before I brew again? I've only done one batch and I'm getting ready to do another.

I was thinking honey since I like the flavor. Flameout is the last 10 minutes of the boil right? How much would you recommend using?

I bought the SNPA clone from Northern and I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve the flavor and/or increase ABV. I'm thinking of adding some honey but I've never done that before so I thought I'd ask and see what you guys thought.

How much Oxi Clean should I use for doing a whole bath tub full of bottles?

After reading up a bit it sounds like most people don't like the flavor of extract. For 1 gallon I'd only need 1/2 of a bean? Maybe my local grocery store will have them.

I'm cheap so I'm considering using vanilla extract in a 1 gallon secondary from my Irish Stout to experiment. Any recommendations on the amount I should use?

Cool. I'll look into that. Thanks for all of your help. May the beer Gods smile upon you!

I figured it wouldn't but if the first pitch of yeast stalled because of the temp then it might finish the job. I'm curious, why skip the secondary? I planned on doing a gravity reading Sunday (14 days) and if it's right I'd move it to the secondary.

I wrote Hydrometer but I meant Refractometer. My kit didn't come with a hydrometer tube (dumb) but my brother had bought me a refractometer so my reading was with that. I did read up and saw that taking a measurement off the top could cause it to be high. I did take it off the top because I just...

I’m a new member and new to brewing. I’ve helped other people brew a few batches but this batch is my first. I’m concerned about Fermentation due to no airlock activity. Irish Stout brewed Feb. 24th I originally took an OG reading of 1.075 which is quite a bit higher than...