Recent content by DanMurphy

I kinda suspected that there might be a bad seal, but it always seems tight when I close them, and there is no real way to tell just by looking at them if the seal is good. I got the flip top bottles because they looked cool, but I am seriously considering switching to regular bottles; cleaning...

I'm kind of new to home brewing and still am trying to work out some kinks. I've gotten 5 batches over with but I have noticed something that happens with almost every batch. When I started making my own beer I got a supply of Grolsch-style pint bottles for bottling. Ever since my first batch...

Thanks for the fast reply, and essentially good news. I thought I was going to have to toss that batch!

I need some advice from the pros here; I started a new batch 5 days ago, from an extract kit, using a yeast starter. Yesterday my fermenter "foam-bombed." Does this mean it's ruined? The airlock is no longer bubbling.

Hi, I'm a semi-noob who has made a few batches of extract-based "beer clones" from Adventures In Homebrewing. This time, I decided I would try my next batch (also from AIH) using a yeast starter. I got a yeast starter kit consisting of a Erlenmeyer flask, electric stirrer plate and some DME. In...

Yeah, as a semi-noob cooling the wort has been a real nasty business. The first few times I tried brewing I had a "brilliant" idea that wasn't exactly the best. I bought 3 plastic gallon jugs of distilled water and stuck them in the freezer until they were just starting to freeze up but still...