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Just curious, I am going to do Edworts exact recipe(with the Montrachet yeast). I was wondering at what temps. does this need to ferment?? I want to keep it in my basement due to the "RHINO" farts I have heard about. My basement right now is in the low 60's, after the fart phase I can always...

I just recieved two Extract kits w/specialty grains in the mail from Austin Homebrew, my first order from them. I had planned on brewing this Sunday, but now my plans have changed and I will not be able to.:( Does anyone know how long these kits are good for?? Maybe Forrest will chime in...

I am going to secondary an IPA that I brewed and I am just curious.......does the carboy need to be covered from light after it is racked?? I have never transfered to secondary before? I have a feeling it does but I just wanted to double check. Thanks...;)

The other day I brewed a, "California Imperial Pale Ale" kit by Brewers Best. After adding liquid and dry extract and returning to boil I got the ussual foaming and moved the pot back and forth to a cold burner each time it tried to boil over and everything was fine. Now here's...

Just wondering......are there certain beers that you should use a blowoff tube rather than an airlock. I am talking about extract kits like Brewers Best, True Brew etc....

Sorry if I am being repetitive. I know that there are alot of people posting about fermenting temps because it is summer time and all. My basement is about 76 degrees pretty consistent right now, so If I was to brew a batch and let it ferment in the basement do you think a swamp cooler is...

My 3 piece airlock may have malfunctioned. I noticed it needed to be topped off a little this morning, so when I went to fill it back up to the line I realized the floating part was stuck to the part that goes thru the lid. I pressed down on the lid to see if this would release it, but it did...

Anyone ever make this one? I went to my LHBS looking for an India Pale Ale kit and they were out. The guy who I spoke with said that this is pretty much the same thing except for different hops. So I did purchase it and looked online and it turns out this is supposed to be similiar to...

Batch #2 that is;)....I just finished up on a Nut Brown Ale about an hour ago. I hope it turns out as good as batch #1 (porter kit), which I happened to be drinking right now. I have already seen a couple of bubbles so I guess so far so good. The only problem I encountered was the...

Whoa.......what a surprise!!! I just had my first Homebrew, a Porter that I brewed. Man was it good! It spent 4 weeks in the primary, then I bottled 2 and a half weeks ago. Today I decided I couldn't wait any longer and put one in the fridge. Wow, am I pleased...really tasted great. Well carbed...

I was trying to think up an easy way to remove some labels on some old Sam Adams bottles I have and this is what I came up with: Fill the Bottles with water all the way to the top and cap. Next fill a bucket with water and some DIF wall paper remover(not the Gel type) according to the...

Just curious does anyone make there own labels for their homebrews or do you just leave the bottles plain for the ease of cleaning?

Well....... after 4 weeks in the primary I finally got to bottle my first brew on Monday the first of December. It is a True Brew Porter kit. I was thinking about putting a bottle in the fridge tonight to chill down for Monday night. What I am wondering is if this is not a good idea? Should I...

I just got back from the LHBS. I went there to purchase a no rinse sanitizer in prep for bottling in a few days. All I saw was a 5 lb. bag of No-Rinse cleaner from LD Carlson co... I asked the store owner if this was a cleaner or sanitizer and he did say it was a "sanitizer".. Now after reading...

Today my porter will be in primary for 3 weeks. I had planned on Bottling today but I caught a bad cold. If I don't bottle today it will have to sit another full week. From what I have read here this doesn't seem like it should really be an issue. I am just looking to double check with you guys...

Two and a half weeks ago I brewed my first batch, its a True Brew Porter kit. There was alot of activity in the airlock for the first two days....then it pretty much stopped. Yesterday it began to bubble a little bit again and now today its a pretty steady two bubbles a minute. Is this...

Does the Oxi Clean you all use look like a powdered laundry detergent?? Or are there different kinds? I was at Home Depot today and almost bought it but wasn't sure if it was the right stuff...came in a box?? I am going to have to sanitize some bottles soon as my first batch is ready to be...

I don't know if this is a stupid question or not.....I have a true brew kit and I am just wondering about bottling?? I will be going right from the Primary to the bottling bucket, this is where I am concerned, the kit did not come with a lid for the bottling bucket. I thought you did not want...

Just curious, I am using a true brew white pail. My question is does it have to be kept in a dark place? Right know it is sitting on a table in the corner of my living room where I can keep an eye on it. Will this be O.K.??? Thanks:mug:

I brewed my first batch today it is a Porter. Everything went well until the end. I was getting pressed for time and pitched yeast at about 95 degrees. I had to go out and was afraid to let the bucket just sit out cooling to long (contamination???) Does anyone think this stands a chance?? Thanks