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So I bought a plastic secondary about a month ago, have used it twice as of today. The first time I used it though I put some water/sugar in it that was too hot :drunk: and it slightly melted one of the sides. I rinsed it out real good and waited for it to cool down and all that but then I...

I have been anticipating a blow off from my latest batch (filled the fermenter just a bit high). I was wondering at what point is it safe to say it isn't going to happen? is there a 'high point' in fermentation, or does it really depend on yeast and all the other variables

I am about to brew my first partial beer (the water is on the stove as we speak) but I just realized I was unsure on something. This is the grains that the recipe calls for: 7.00 lb Amber Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] 1.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 12.43 % 1.50 lb Pale Malt (2...

I just had the DFH version (dont know if theyre different) of the Saison du Buff, I must say it was amazing. I was wondering if anyone had attempted making a clone of it, or if anyone had a similar recipe they could forward me to (preferably partial or extract) Thanks, and i tried...

Hi everyone, I have done about 5 brews since I started brewing. My question is about how important a having a rolling boil when you add the hops and whatnot. I made a great ipa that I want to replicate as close as I can, but while doing that brew i wasnt able to get a rolling boil until like the...

Hello everyone, this has been on my mind the past few days. So my homebrew shop sells LME at $2/# in bulk if you bring a container in to get it. What do you guys use as a container? Does a cleaned out milk jug work? or should it be something never previously used? seems like a stupid...

Hi all. Im new to mead, planning on doing my first batch in a couple of weeks. I found a recipe that looks good, but it says to age in a secondary for about a month and a half. This is probably a stupid question, but is it ok to age something in a better bottle? I assume yes, but i know that...

Hey I made a simple batch of simple cider a couple of months ago (3 gall cider, 2.5# raisons and brown sugar) It has been bottled for about a month and a half. I cracked one open today to see how it was doing, but to my surprise it was not carbed at all. There was a few bubbles when I cracked...

So i just finished my first cider (3 gallons fresh cider, 2.5# brown sugar, 2.5# chopped raisons). I am going to bottle and prime it for carbing tomorrow, but i decided to get a taste today. Its gotta a punch to it (higher abv) which is nice, but it tastes a bit bland. It doesnt even really...

Quick question, I ordered a kit to make an IPA, and havent had time to get to it in a while. Just wondering how long the yeast will last (have it in the fridge)?

hey all, I have my first batch of cider in the fermentor. I racked it into the secondary today because the real fermentation is pretty much done (has been 19 or 20 days). At the end of racking it I poured a glass full to test it out and see how it was. Taste is alright, a little bland, but i...

hi all, I just tasted my first brew, and i was a bit disappointed to be honest. I didnt expect this to be a great beer considering the ingredients we used and it being my first time, but it seems off The beer has quite an off taste to it though. It starts fine when you drink it, but all of...

I am planning on getting the 2 hearted ale close extract kit (3 hearted ale). it recommends using a 2nd fermentor. I only bought a beginner kit with one fermenter bucket, i know the 2nd fermentor isn't absolutely necessary but will it make that big of a difference, or can i just leave it in the...

Hi all, I am new to brewing, especially cider brewing. So I started a 3 gallon batch of cider 5 days ago. I used 3 gallons of local cider, about 2.5# of brown sugar, and about 2.5# of chopped raisons. I opened up the fermenter today to take a look at things and see how it was going. It had...

hey all, ive been lurking the forums for a while now, but now i actually have a question. me and my friend have a ten gallon batch of beer in fermenters now. I decided to make some hard cider. I only wanted to make a few gallons so I got a smaller (5 gallon) bucket from tracker supply...