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I went to Lowes and bought some tubing......I boiled it for santiation and it turnd opaque....is it ok to use?

Thanks for the reply. Its funny that you meantioned a porter, as this is the one a just bottled (in amber bottles). The recipe: 6.6 lbs dark liquid extract 1/4 black patent 1/2 pound rosted barlely 1/2 special B 1/2 pound Crystal malt (90) Bullion hops 1 oz (boil) Fuggles 1...

The past couple of ales I have made, when I hold them up to the light, (in the bottle) I see a very very thin- like swirl on the top of the brew. There is no color or obvious odor. Is this the starting of a contam or a characteritic of my brew itself? (maybee some speciality grains I used or...

First time using this yeast. I made a starter only about 6 hours before pitching (I like to do this to "wake" the yeast up) I pitched it into a cooled wort containing about 9 pounds of Northwest Brewer Dark Malt Extract and some speciality grains. Its been about 36 hours and...

So I have this cider in my secondary know for just under two weeks. I need to free up my carboy, so my question is: If I bottle this stuff prematurely (still not that clear), Can I age the cider in the bottle, with no ill effects?

Yes, my primary was a 6.5 gallon bucket (was in there for 2 weeks)

I have about 6 inches of headspace before the start of the neck, of my carboy.....is this two much???

I used the Red Yeast (mono-something or other )to ferment me cidar. I understand the whole Sulfur thing, but man this stuff is pissing off my wife, as it is in the cornor of one of our rooms in the house! I added about 3 tsps of Wyeast Nutreint to the must, and the hole thing exploded a...

Thank you both for your responses! Here was my recipe: 6.6 pounds extra light Northern Brewer 3.3 pounds light Northern Brewer 1/2 pound Crystal Malt (40L) 1/2 pound Castle 1/2 pound Briess Pale Malt 1 oz Magnum (boiling) 1 oz Saaz 1oz Saaz (dry hop) In my...

I am making a high gravity Trappist inspired brew, that is currently in my primary. I used a liquid yeast (Trappist High Gravity) and pitched it about 6 days ago. Since I had no experince with making a big beer like this before, I made the mistake of not making a starter, as there was a lag...