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I'm brewing a California common, with San Francisco lager yeast and I really haven’t seen to much action in the airlock. It has been in the primary for about 5 days at about 60 degrees. Is this normal or should there be more action in the airlock?

I used 5 gallons of water and oxyclean to soak bottles for about 5 hours. Then I rinsed the bottle off with water and let dry. Do I still need to use a sanitizer?

what is the best way to clean 22oz bottles with out a bottle cleaner. does the dishwasher do a good job?

Is it a good idea to use a Glass carboy as the primary fermenter? and a keg for the secondary?

i brewed a Belgian stronge ale friday and i used a plastic primary fermenter. When i checked it today beer was overflowing out of the airlock. what should i do?

I'm about to brew a batch Belgian Strong Ale. But I don’t know what is the better option bottling or kegging it? If you have experience dealing with Belgian strong Ale let me know what you prefer.

How do I force carbonate a keg? Do I need to use priming sugar? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Considering I’m a poor college student I don’t want to drop any more money then I have to. Therefore I was thinking I could use the corny keg as my kegerator cleaning kit. I would add oxyclean and water to the corny then add pressure and flow it through. Then I would do the same with no rinse...

I just got my Ball Lock connectors today and I was going to put them on my kegerator. I had no problem with the gas side but I’m unclear what to do with the beer line. Should I just cut the beer line where the connection piece for the "sanky" is? If I do that will I be able to switch from home...

Another newbie question but have a kegerator that I have used for traditional kegs but I just got 4 corny kegs for my homebrew. How do I set up the kegerator for the corny kegs? single tap

I can’t seem to get the soda smell out of my kegs completely used oxyclean and a carboy brush to clean the inside but I still have a little soda like smell. Also the o-ring smells of soda as well. Will the soda smell alter the taste of my beer?

what does "steep" mean? my recipe requires me to "steep" for 15 min?

I'm about to brew my second beer, Belgian Trappist Strong Ale. The recipe requires me to remove the coriander seeds from the wort after boiling. Should I use a filtered funnel when transporting from the wort to the primary? If not what is the best way to remove the seeds?

I’m wondering what is the most economical way to purchase brewing ingredients. Is it more cost effective to get a kit or will I save money buying the ingredients separate?

i just got 4 used corny kegs from a local soda distributer. when i release pressure i smell soda.what is the best way to clean the kegs? what should i do to the keg before i add my beer?

Ok I racked my first batch last night into the secondary. When I took off the cover their was no Krausen (foam) but when I check the specific gravity it was right on! Should I be concerned with no Krausen (foam)?

It’s been two day since I added more yeast to my batch of brown ale (killed the first yeast). But I’m concerned because I haven’t seen too much action in the airlock. I see maybe one big bubble very minute or two. Is this normal? If not what should I do. the temp is 66F

I brewed my first brown ale on 12/2/06 and had to add more yeast on 12/4/06 because I killed the original yeast (added when too hot). When should I take a hydrometer reading? In addition, will taking the cover off cause any problems? When I take the cover off, should I see foam? P.S I see one...

Can someone please briefly explain the corny kegging process form start to finish? I have a kegerator that I used for commercial beers but I’m interested in getting my home brew into kegs. Thanks

I killed the yeast because I added it when the wort was too hot. Can I add more yeast to start the fermentation process over?