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i just rinse the bottle at the time of pour to clean and then set them in spare boxes i have. At the time of bottling i will make a star san solution to dip them in and set them in the dishwaser on rinse and sanitize to be safe. have not had a problem to date. might be a little time consuming...

The carb level was fantastic. Will do. I will confer with my team lol (3 roomates) and see how they want to proceed. Thanks for the help once again. This forum and its users have been invaluable over the last 5 months.

We only used a primary. It was in there for 3.5 almost 4 weeks. So we are at about 5.5 weeks total since brew day. I figure i will go ahead and just wait the normal 3 weeks for bottle conditioning and then give it a week or two in the colder temps. Luckily, we still have half a batch of our...

Just ordered the yeast for my first batch. mmmhhhmmmm

Cool. pretty much exactly what i was wondering. I will keep in the bottle till the greeness is gone then crash cool at cubbies rec'd temp. Thanks for the help.

yeah. that is the way most of the threads desribed it. I have a temp control gauge so i can drop it down to that level using the freezerator. How long should i keep it at the temp, a week or two? Then just put it in the fridge for normal serving temps?

It is carbed really nicely right now. We tried one last night and that was were my concern was coming from is the strong taste (still green) but it was rec'd that I cold condition it and i couldnt really find any solid info about that process. I guess i assumed cold conditioning would be at...

lol at the edit.

Should i cold condition my california common? It has been bottled right at two weeks and it was rec'd in my other thread as a way to clear the brew and mellow the hops as right now it is extremely hoppy. I made this thread since it was a seperate subject and the other thread didn't into much...

Just add mustard. it makes all hotdogs taste better. If you could go into more detail about the brew process they might be able to pin point something. I am brewing my wheat beer tonight and i hope to god it doesnt taste like hotdogs.

Yeah, that is what i was thinking. It is still a green, i dont doubt that. It does have the crispness though. I actually like the C02 level of it as well. It went extremely well with it without causing gas lol.

I am hoping it is not that. Our sanitizing practices are probably over anal lol. I believe more of that dry taste is coming from the hops more so than an infection. Either way. It was still very enjoyable to drink i am just trying to pin down or process so i can determine if i messed up to...

Cool here is the partial recipe. I will get home and see the exact ingredient list on the box. For some reason they only have partial descriptions from what i can find online. "Saflager S-23 Dry Lager Yeast. Most others skimp and use cheaper ale yeast. That's not really Steam Style. With...

we recently brewed a california common true brew kit. we cracked our first bottle open today 1.5 weeks in bottles. (plan to condition longer but got antsy) I looked to try to pin down a taste for this particular style of beer and am wondering if i messed up... it is extremely hoppy and...

Thanks. Yeah i was assuming you killed the heat based on the illustrations and everything. i will have to do that next time. i am using gas so i can make it with very little heat but i like the hot water cold water suggestion. That would be much easier.

Well I will say it again DB. Amazing thread. read through all 36 pages and feel like I have learned a wealth of knowledge.. now for the standard DB questionnaire lol. Once you get your water for the mash up to the desired temp do you kill your heat and and it maintains temp for the full...

yeah. All grain will be my third batch. Nothing is more pleasing than knowing that it is your brew.

I use the stove top cleaner for flap top stoves. Works like a charm. i have the same type of stove so i dont see why it wouldnt work for you as well. Just has to sit for a little while.

This forum was a extremely helpful with my first batch and just throwing some thanks out. My IPA turned out fantastic. While it was a extract brew i still feel some accomplishment. Next brew is a California Common partial extract.

indeed. i am roughly 3 weeks out of trying my first batch and i hope i can say that it is ok.