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I just wash all my berries then freeze them, thaw them, refreeze and thaw them again (this helps break down the cell walls) and then mash them & just drop them in, then a quick blast of CO2 . I've found that high ABV kills everything. I have never had an infected batch. I usually add mine with...

I have used mine over 10+ times. never had an issue. so I am with bja, as long as there is no "defects" you should be ok!

Thanks, that is what I needed to know! Mine has a smell that I actually cant discribe, so I will check in about a week and see what it has evolved into :D

Also something else I noticed, that I didnt see anyone touch on. You stated that you used 3/4 cup priming sugar, I would never use a measured amount. Use a Carbonation Chart to calculate the weight of sugar you will need for the total amount of beer you have.

Thank you, I will keep my eye out and smell it in a few more days. Thanks again.

You will not have any issues. I bottle my hefe's all the time in whatever pry top bottles I have laying around and I carbonate to 3.3 to 3.5. just weight your corn sugar out and definitely use a calculator to figure it out.

+1 I do this same thing and it works. This will also work when you water treatment plant switches to Chlorimine. I get 50 tablets for $1.65 so I just use this option and it fixes the issue. Adding it now will not help you at all, only time I add campden tablets after fermentation is if you...

I wanted to pitch some dregs from a JP beer but I missed out. So I already had this starter wort ready so I just set it outside all night and the next day and then dumped it into a 1 gal jug. I did this Sat afternoon and today I have what looks like some foam around the edges of the jug. (I cant...

Ok, I have a cellar in my basement that I have setup and do all of my fermetnations in and transfers to bottles and kegs. Everything from my grain, bottles, kegerator, etc is kept in here. I was going to brew a Imperial English mild and wanted to pitch some dregs from a JP La Roja in to it. So...

I have the same issue with my water. I add campden to my water right when I set it on the burner to start heating. 1 tablet will treat 20 gallons of water, so I use 1/2 tablet for mash water and other for sparge water.

+1 I went to 10 gallons this year and I have already brewed 60 gallons. hear is what my plans are... I have brewed 60, 25 gallons of which I have bottled conditioned. the rest has been kegged is being consumed. If I run into a pinch and can not brew for a short time I have bottles as back up...

I was once scared and leary of reusing yeast, so I just decided to wash some out of a batch of hefe I had and reuse, it turned out great and brewed 4 hefe's with the same yeast (I always used it within 2 weeks and made starters to test viability). Get several mason jars, boil some water (cool...

This stuff is amazing! I have never used it in my kettle but I use it in all my fermentations. I can now add more to my fermentors and get a solid 5 cases for every 10g batch! I can also vouch it does not effect flavor or heead retention!

I dry hop in my primary everytime, and with a few gravity points left. Yes you hear wait til its done so it does drive off aroma, etc. if you are concerned with that add more hops. I do this for the fact the little fermentation that is left will scrub out in O2 that is introduced and you still...

Wow... well my objective this year is to only drink homebrew, so here it is so far this year. APA Lite - 10g APA - 10g Hefe - 20g Dunkel - 10g English Mild - 10g 5570

I just move to my kegs and then throw it in the fridge and put gas on it. No need for chilling before the transfer. IMO

I went straight outthen a 90 and added a little short piece to get closer to the bottom. I did not use teflon tape on the inside threads.

I just bought the weldless fitting and made my own diptube and I have an IC just like yours and I just sit mine right on top of my diptube... No worries mate :D

Another plug for Hops Direct. I just got my order. 1# of US Golding was 2.5oz over and 1# of Vanguard was 3.25oz over! I will be ordering all my hops from them from now on :D