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Thanks for the siphoning ideas, a turkey baster is a great idea. The air leak theory could be a possibility but my bottle conditioned beer tastes very sweet, almost like unfermented wart. I used 3/4 cup of sugar to bottle but there is absoluetly no carbonation in the bottles after a month of...

I have brewed about ten batches of beer lifetime and got my first bad batch on my last attempt. In the past I have never taken gravity readings and with this batch it was the first time I have been hurt by that fact. I brewed a Nut Brown Ale using a starter. I had tons of activity the following...

I find myself walking down stairs every couple of hours to look at my carboy during fermentation. My last American Wheat brew bubbled solidly for 9 days. Hope yours turns out well.

I've always used a secondary carboy to condition and reduce sediment in the bottles. It only cost $20 from my local brew store, definitely worth it.

Good to hearHB Bill. My Hefe Weizen has been in the primary 10 days tomorrow, but I'm going to rack to the secondary and add raspberries (not necessarily in that order). This'll be my first fruit brew, hope it turns out well.

I brewed on Sunday, today (Monday) I have great fermentation.... Sounds like secondary is the way to go. Thanks to eveyone for the help.

Thank you very much for the advise on using a 6 1/2 gallon Carboy secondary. I had actually planned on adding it to the 5 gallon secondary I typically use. Everyone have different ideas for when to put in the puree, I think I'll end up adding it to the secondary.

Looks like I'll use a starter going forward, thanks for the info. I'm brewing on sunday, an empty primary and secondary is a crying shame.

Starters: do you consider it a requirement, a good idea or don't use one. I always use White Lab's liquid yeast? Just curious.

This is my first time posting, second batch brewing. Hello to everyone. The girlfriend insists I brew a raspberry wheat for my second batch of beer. I am going to buy a fruit puree to prevent contamination. When is it recommended that I add the fruit? I have seen/heard everything from...