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Well just finished up a flying dog raging ***** clone and everything went well, I have it fermenting in a fermentation bucket with 3 piece air lock like I have always done but put it in the basement and the next day I stop down to see if I have any activity in the air lock and find that it blew...

Not sure what to do, the brew day went fine and then during the cool down I pulled the thermometer out to check the temp and the red rubber end came off and the thermometer landed on the side of the pot and shattered and glass and the black pellets went in the pot :mad:, I let it finish cool...

If I order a couple extract kits at a time will they last on the shelf since I only have a single keg set up, I usually get kits that come with milled grains and liquid extract and of course the yeast would be put in the fridge, but if the kits sit on the shelf for a couple months will they...

Just got my first keg kit and just want to know if I’m doing something wrong ? got a single premium keg kit form keg connection shipping was quick and all was packaged great pulled the keg out of the box and pulled the pressure release valve and the keg had pressure so all looked good, so I let...

was wondering whats better to get pin lock or ball lock ?

Question did a P/M about a month ago and I still use a fermentation bucket not a carboy just have not had time to bottle it and hope to get to it this week, I know the buckets can leak do you think it’s still good being in a ale pail for over a month ?

how long are the grains good for once they have been ground, do they lose any flavor after they are ground and then sit for a time ? my local HBS grinds the grain then seals them in a air tight plastic bag, just wonder if I order more than one kit at a time and they sit till I have time to brew...

partial mash question, going to try a partial mash and had a question I'll be using a grain bag and not going to transfer to a cooler to mash, so my question is once I get my water to the correct temp. (around 175*) then add my grain bag and put a lid on it is it ok to just stick the pot in the...

well time has come to bottle my first batch, and I got a party pig so half goes in there with a 1/4 cup of sugar, but for the other half (2.5 gal.) I will bottle so how much sugar should i use ? the pig uses a little less sugar then bottle I think

first batch question, think I made a booboo but not sure how big of a one it was, I made a extract Irish Pub Ale and when I steeped the grains I had the temps to high, I let the water boil then turned the heat off and put the grain bag in and added some cold water to help drop the temps but the...

first beer in the bucket !! now the waiting starts and hope it turns out only been less then a day no bubbles in the air lock yet but it's in a bucket and i read they can leak from the lid as well:mug:

going to brew my first batch this weekend and just getting everything ready, one question is I got a bottle of star san. is it ok to just use tap water (county not well) or do I need bottled water for that as well, sorry for the dumb question:drunk:

what magazine to get ?

party pig, and bottling batch, I want to fill a pig with half and bottle the rest the question I have is can I add the priming sugar that would normally be use for bottling to the full batch in the bottling bucket and just fill the pig and bottles or does the pig need a different amount of sugar...

newbie with a question, been reading a lot and is it over kill to just go to kegs right off the bat or should I do my first couple batches in bottles ? just seems easier to do kegs Thanks