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So I messed up and forgot to take my final gravity reading before I added priming sugar! I added 5 OZ priming sugar to a little less then 5 gallons. My starting OG was 1.053 and my final was 1.021. I hoping that the priming sugar bumped that up because it should have ended around 1.014. What do...

So I just bottled my first batch and it had this wierd stuff floating on top! Like I said this is my first batch but this just looks strange. It's been 2 weeks today since first putting my batch in my primary. I did not go with a secondary since this was my first batch. This was a KC Blvd Wheat...

I have to by some bottles for my brew that should be done in a few weeks and I was interested in the 16oz Ez Cap bottles that have they cap/cork built on the bottle with a metal harness that snaps them in place. Has Anyone used these before? Do you prefer them over regular crown capped...

Ok so I have my first batch under way and I'm using a blowoff hose because I have a 5 gallon batch in a 5 gallon bucket. There is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of head space so I'm sure I will have some blowoff. Incase of blowoff and foam getting into my 1" clear pvc tubing should I clean it out...

I always heard that beer was full bodied in America untill prohibition made it bladder wash. Well this guy is rebuting that.. http://www.powells.com/review/2006_10_07

Ok so as a few of you know I've been marking wine for a bit and this is my first journey over to beer. I'm planning on brewing my blvd wheat partial kit this weekend. I have a bunch of food grade 5 gallon buckets. I went to my LHBS and bought a lid that had a predrilled hole and gourment for...

Has anyone ever tried to hijack commercial yeast before? I'm making a batch of blvd wheat clone and I was thinking of trying to capture some of the yeast from a real bottle of commercial brew. I read that you can empty 2/3 of the bottle out and fill her up with some sugar water throw on an...

I have been making wine for a couple months and decided to cross over to beer. I started with wine / cyser because it was easier and I wanted to get my feet wet. I bought a blvd wheat kit from my home brew shop and plan on Saturday as my brew day. Now the alcohol content should be 5%...