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Should you hold a bottle of homebrew upside down and twirl to re-suspend settled yeasts to get them activated again? Wouldn't this help with carbonation?

Success! I tried on of my Mr. Beer west coast pale ale's, which I added honey to, and it was delicious. The carbonation was perfect and there was the slightest hint of a honey aftertaste.:mug: Now I hope the rest of my extract breww turn out as well.:D

I'm thinking about using one of my 5 gal glass carboys as my primary, so I can enjoy the show of course. Do I need to set up a blow off tube or can I just use an airlock?

Hi all, I'm having the exact same problem with my 2nd brew, an extract kit Irish Stout, that I had with my first brew. After one week in the primary with constant 68F-70F temps my gravity reading is only 1.020. Suggested SG was 1.045 with an actual reading of 1.048. The suggested final...

Hi all, I'm brewing an Irish Stout extract tonight and I was wondering if any of you had any advice or instruction above and beyond what was given in my directions. I need to steep 6oz of crystal 2 row barley grain as well as 4oz of roast barley grain, from what I've read the steeping temp...

Do all the items you sanitize, tubing, carboy, spoons, etc, need to fully dry before you use them?

My brew has been in the primary for about two weeks now and for the past 5 days I have gotten the same gravity reading, 1.020, which is above the accepted 1.012-1.014 range. Can I save this brew? Should I re pitch new yeast? If so, 1/2 of the 6 gram package or all of it? Any other info on my...

There is no need to go out and buy new empty bottles is there? Would there be a problem in re-using bottle such as Bass or Sam Adams as long as they are the pop top kind right?

Any supporters of the beautiful game here? Whether you call it soccer or football? Prem, MLS, Serie A, SPL, your local league? My club is Arsenal, who have been in fine form lately.

I just took my first gravity reading on my Amber ale extract kit brew and it was 1.019 @ 60F. It's been in the primary for 6 days @ 56F with 2 days of strong bubbles through the airlock. When I opened up the primary the was a 2-3 inch layer of residue on the sides and some floating "stuff" on...

Bear with me guys/girls, I've searched and read alot of threads about this...but I still gotta ask. I'm starting my brewing career with LME/DME kits, Munton's is the brand I believe. My first batch is a Amber Ale that is currently in the primary. I now want to brew a Porter after racking the...

Does it matter where or how you boil your wort? The obvious spot is the kitchen stove but does it stink up the house? I also have a stand alone propane burner; would that be okay to use in the garage? How long would it take if I just held a zippo underneath the pot? Just kiddin on that last...

Hi people. This is the best, most helpful brewing message board I've found. I knew I was getting a kit for Christmas so I was doing some lurking/recon the past few weeks. A lot of my questions have already been answered just by reading previous threads but I'm sure I'll post a few questions...