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Absolutely no activity in the airlock since it quit after 12 hours of rapid fermentation. It just stopped, and the gravity is at 1.022. Expected gravity for this recipe is 1.014.

Ok, first time using Sterling 514 with a kit from Austin Homebrew -- Munich Porter. Crazy fast fermentation took off within 3-4 hours but then was done within 12 hours. Fermentation temperature was 72 degrees. I took a gravity reading, and it's down to about 1.022 from 1.060. I stirred today...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'm going to try some new gaskets to see if I can salvage the bottles.

Hammy - They were brand new, never used before this batch. The strange thing is the old bottles with used gaskets are fine.

Have a batch of hefeweizen that was bottled on 3/25/2012. It has been bottle conditioning between 70-80 degrees since bottled. I used grolsch bottles - some older that I've used before, and some from a new batch I bought. Everything in the old bottles has been fine, but the beer in the new...

Has anyone found a comprehensive source for soda making ingredients -particularly the herbs, spices, barks, etc. - for making homemade sodas? It seems like most homebrew stores I've checked carry extracts but only a few or no actual ingredients.