i have been keeping my primary and then my secondary on top of our fridge in order to keep it between 70-72 degrees. My wife has been poking her nose into my brewing book and says that i should have the glass carboy in a darker place. It gets no direct sunlight but is subject to light from the...
I have a 2oz. package of water crystals( calcium ad magnesium sulfate) that came with my homebrewing kit. What is this and what does it do? How/do, i use it?
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Any advice on preventing boil over? I just got through with my disaster of a boil and i lost about 3.5 cups of water/extract from a 1.5 gallon water and extract mix designed to make 6 gallons. To compensate for the lost extract i reduced the total brew size to 5 gallons. Thoughts questions...
From original post: "might have primed too soon?!?! HELP I CAN NO LONGER RELAX AND I HAVE NO HOMEBREW"
"I am working on my first batch and am not sure if i screwed up. Let me lay it on ya... I followed the directions on the kit ( Muntons Light american ) with the exception that i DID boil...
i added the priming sugar to the carbouy...
i thought 5 days was a bit soon also but the directions with the kit say 4-6 days...
thanks for the quick response
I am working on my first batch and am not sure if i screwed up. Let me lay it on ya... I followed the directions on the kit ( Muntons Light american ) with the exception that i DID boil before transfering to the fermenter. I let it sit for 5 days and then transfered from the primary ( plastic...