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No it wasn't caramelized so I should be ok. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks for your help. I've gone with it as it is. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hi All, I'm about to bottle a 5 gallon batch and have boiled 4oz of priming sugar in 2 cups of water. I left the pot uncovered while it boiled and around a cup and a half has boiled away. Should I dilute the primer and reboil or is the sugar in half a cup of liquid enough? Many thanks Sent...

Hi Noodle, I'm also new to the hobby and you're 3 batches ahead of me (first brew day this saturday), so you already have more experience than I do. On your forth question, everything I've read suggests that it's better to add the priming sugar to the entire batch before bottling instead of...

Thank you for the detailed replies, I think for my first few batches I'll go with sanitizing in StarSan, and only worry about sterilizing if I end up with any funky beer in bottles that have been unopened for a long time. In all honesty, it's unlikely any of my beer will remain un-drunk long...

Hi All, I'm a brand new brewer and am planning to start brewing my first batch this weekend. I'll be brewing 5 gallons from an extract kit. I've been reading everything I can find on the subject, and am going into the hobby with my eyes wide open. One question I have is around...