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I use better bottles for primary and end up putting a drop of dishsoap, some baking soda, then starsan in, then rising them a million times out with water. Is there a better way to clean these things? It seems to take too long for me. I would rather not buy any other non-household cleaners...

My current routine is to leave in primary for around two weeks, then two weeks in secondary. Is moving to secondary even necessary or better? I do secondaries because I was told of them, but I really do not know the benefits other than clearing the beer from moving to one fermenting carboy to...

OK so I saw the other posts on this subject, namely the 19 inch one for 15 bucks, but that will not fit in my fridge where my tap is located. Anyone have suggestions? I like the idea of using a floor register but what would be the easiest/cheapest metal box to place it in?

So after trying a fantastic brown porter at a local brewpub (Long Valley) I was told they add coffee to the porter to give it that nice roasted taste. I have a brown porter extract kit from morebeer.com and was wondering if anyone had suggestions about adding coffee (how much, when to add...

So I'd like to start a batch today but I would need to borrow the airlock from one of my secondaries I just placed (its in a bucket) after 8 days in primary. I looked at the airlock a good few minutes and theres no activity. Could I just cover the hole of the secondary for a few days until I...

I thought I saw this question posted before, but I couldn't find it. So since its a rainy day, I would like to brew beer, (lager and an ale) however if I started today, I wouldn't be able to move to secondary for about 2 weeks. Is this ok? Will any bad flavors develop in the beer? Also...

Like the title says, do you lager pilsners? I have read that lagering reduces fruity tastes in the beer.....my last batch of czech pilsner turned out a bit fruity and I'm wondering is this something I could have avoided by keeping the beer cold in secondary? I have another pilsner in primary...

So I've been looking to get some star san but I'm turned off by the price....which website has the cheapest star san? Thanks for the help!

So I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but figured I would check here. The head on my beer is large but there is little to no carbonation in my beer. I kegged my beer, put it to 20 psi 3 times and let the pressure out each time. Then put the kegs in my fridge overnight at 15 psi...

So situations beyond my control (waiting for a refrigerator for my kegs) has me keeping my beer in secondary (glass carboy and plastic bucket) for three weeks now. Should I leave them in secondary until I get my refrigerator (probably in the next week) or keg them and wait until I can...

Hi my name is Christian, from hunterdon county, NJ. This is a great forum and I really appreciate all of you experienced brewers giving advice and I hope to get to know more of all of you. I'm new at brewing, but I'm following everyone's advice very closely. Right now I have two extracts in...

Hi, I've already bought a couple recipe kits from a local brewer and they are currently in primary fermentation. I'm interested mostly in German style beers. I was wondering who everyone thinks has the best kits and also some advice of making your own recipes (buying materials in bulk)...

Hi I'm making my first batch of beer today. I have two questions....Do I need to put hops that are in pellet form in a sock when I boil them and how much water do I put in my Better Bottle carboy fermentor after I put the wort in there? (What is 5 gallons on this thing, up to the last line...

Hi, I'm just starting out. I have one glass carboy my father got awhile back and was wondering where I could buy another one. I don't have a homebrew store near me and was wondering if there was another place I could buy one (that is not online). Thanks for the help.