Hey guys I am just curious about some effective ways to clean the tubes used for racking/bottling. I rinse them with water but always seem to get some gunk in them. Any input is appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
I guess the book wasn't to clear on what open fermentation actually was...the way that it worded it I was under the impression that any bucket fermenter was an open system..doesn't make sense but I am naive so I just kinda went with it
I use a plastic bucket open fermentation system as my primary and I am currently working on a brew that calls for 2 weeks until racking to secondary. I read (homebrewers bible) that you should only ferment in an open system until the krausen falls back into the beer lest you risk contamination...
Hey guys,
I bottled 5 gallons of IPA using 5oz of priming sugar about a week ago. I boiled the sugar in a pint of water, poured it into my bottling bucket and then added the beer on top of it. The beer has been bottled for about a week now and I took one out to try it. It tastes great but...
Hey guys, I am new to brewing and keep hearing people mention diacetyl rest and I have no idea what it is, how to do it, or why it is beneficial to my beer...need some clarification. Thanks!
Hey guys, I am new to brewing and most of the recipes I use call for whole hops. I order my hops online and it is much easier to get pellet hops that way. I was just curious as to what the conversion rate from whole hop to pellet hop is, I have heard that you use 20% less when using pellets but...