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I was just wondering what you guys think is the appropriate size of a fermenter to the size of the batch for the blow off method. Last time I had a 5 gallon batch of beer and used a 5 gallon carboy and I seemed to lose a decent amount of beer in the process. Do you of you guys always use the...

Is is ok to boil oxygen caps to sanitize them? They have something that is not metal on the inside of them.

I was wondering what you guys use to remove bottle labels. I used 2 oz of bleach for 5 gallons of water last time and it removed the label for the most part but the glue was still on some, maby i should of added more bleach. So what do you guys use and where can one find it. Also I dont know...

We can delete this as soon as I can figure this out. I read the sticky on this and is says 1c/5 gallons bleach for cleaning. Is this 1 cup? Also should I add vinegar to get the PH up or is this just a practice for sanitization. Also do any of you guys use bleach for bottle label / mold remover...

I am using spring water and I was wondering if I need to preboil the water that goes into the fermenter, not the water that is in my brewing boil. Will it shock the glass carboy? I am using 2.5 gallons in the fermenter and then 2.5 for my boil.

It seems that the standard batch size for a home brew batch is 5 gallons. But what if you are experimenting with several ideas without knowledge of the results. Would a 1 gallon batch size for each be a good amount? I know that the difference in size will alter the flavor a little but will it be...