Recent content by charlesnj

well I moved it to secondary sometime around march (lost the notes i kept) then moved it from NC to NJ and its since been sitting in the kitchen mostly undisturbed....i changed and sanitized the airlock a couple of weeks ago but that's about all i've done....i've been pretty lazy lately and just...

Yeah my Lhbs didn't have that accessory so I'll have to order it.

Hi I just wanted to make sure my process for sanitizing is good... 1. I soaked first batch of bottles overnight in oxiclean 2. Next day rinsed out with hot water then transferred to bucket with starsan 3. Then I emptied out the liquid and placed in 6 pack carriers, sprayed openings with...

Hi, I'm new to brewing and got a starter set for Christmas. I've brewed two batches, one is in primary, the other secondary. I plan on bottling both batches. I'm not a heavy drinker though and my fiancee only drinks wine so pretty soon I'm going to have alot of bottles around. I don't want...

i only did it so i could free up the bucket for some st pattys day stout

I transferred yesterday and expected a frothy layer or something going on near the surface... It was in primary one week and transferred after I made sure the fg was reached and not changing...now it's completely calm with nothing really going on in there, this is my first batch and i'm not sure...

Sounds good, I'm about to get started, thanks for the help

Hello, I'm making my second batch, (the first is in secondary)...It's the Brewers Best Irish Stout. Just wondering if anybody has any advice or tips beyond the instructions that come with it....Here's what the instructions say: !. Sanitize 2. Steep grains in 2.5 gallons water for 20 minutes...

yeah i plan on making a trip down there some time next week to get some supplies

Hello, I don't have a turkey baster and was wondering if it'd be ok to use a ladle and save all the trouble of using the siphon.... Thanks

Do you mean I should bottle now?

Oh I'm sure I'll pop one open after a couple days! The wait is torture. I can't wait till my pipeline is going!

Thanks for the response !!

Ok so my beer has been in the primary for a week now and I plan on transferring to secondary. Now I know that it's generally advised against and I realize it's not necessary since I'm not adding any fruit. Mainly I'm doing it for two reasons: 1. I want to start making the irish stout asap...

Is it doing alot of damage everytime I take off the tube or airlock? I'm getting some yeast gunk in the tube now and I'm worried it'll clog while I'm out and about....Should I take it out and clean it every so often the first few days before going to airlock?