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One sad and lonely 21st Amendment Black IPA.

5 batches. Never have used the Hydrometer. :) Maybe I will be brave enough some day. As long as it tastes good...

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Thanks Bamsdealer! good to know.

I am going to guess it is okay to let the beer one more week.

So the wonderful stout will have sat in its bucket for one month in a couple days. My friend and I are having trouble coordinating schedules to bottle. Will it be okay to let it it go for one more week or should I get it bottled soon? Yum

Yeah, less than 24 hours in the bucket mine is bubbling like crazy. Going to keep my eye on it. Might get a blow off tube if need be.

hmmm, don't want explosions. :drunk:

ah, didn't know that. Thought it was just a 5 gallon bucket. it just says 6.5 gallon fermenter needed.

well, let me also say I am pretty broke too, so....cheap options work too. :D

Welcome to the forum! Hope you can get home soon to start brewing!

Hello all, First time brewing milk stout, 5th time brewing. First thing I noticed that I needed a 6.5 gallon fermenter. I have the good ole 5 gallon kit from Brewers best. Can I get away with the 5 gallon? I noticed that i can probably bring the wort up to 6 gallons with the room left in the...

Potatoes and beer. MMMMMM, I am full

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welcome from the south shore!

Getting ready to bottle our fourth brew! Bottles are all clean waiting to sanitize them. When we sanitize the bottles, do they have to be absolutely dry before we fill them with beer or can they be a little wet? :mug:

Thanks Guys. That is kind of what I thought. No short cuts :)

Working on 4th brew and have always washed beer bottles by hand then sanitized them. I now have access to a really good dishwasher and my bottles are pretty dirty. Would a pre-wash with a dishwasher be wise? I have heard that they are usually filled with bacteria. This one gets very hot at the...

Thanks so much! These are important things for me to learn.

will do. very excited to keep learning.