Recent content by FSUBrewer06

just a quick question regarding the subject line. just finished brewing a 5 gallon batch (6 gallon glass carboy) and put the S-shaped airlock with it capped in the rubber stopper as usual. woke up this morning, and at some point...it must've popped off with the bubbling. i sanitized the cap...

I have a vial of unopened/unused White Labs California Ale Yeast that I was going to use for a batch that I ended up deciding to not finish during the initial brewing phase. My friend violently shook up the yeast in the vial to prep for pouring it in the fermentation vessel once the time...

that's a big batch! what do i adjust with ingredient amounts if only brewing 5-5.5 gallons?

also, it will have to be an ale...i do not have the ability to do a lager

Can anybody help me piece together ingredients for a 5 gallon batch? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks! :mug:

Thanks for the input guys. I'm now on Day 4 of fermentation for the batch. It seems to have slowed down a good bit...not so much activity today. The air-lock bubbling seems to have slowed down to every 9-10 seconds. I'll definitely go grab the tubing supplies at Home Depot as you recommended...

Hey guys, I posted for the first time a few days ago when I started this recent 5 gallon batch and over shot the 'top off' with an extra half gallon to a gallon in the 6.5 gallon glass carboy. Fermentation is underway and it's been sealed off with a rubber stopper and S-shaped airlock since...

thanks for the advice/tips everyone...already feeling the love at Homebrew Talk!

so, like an idiot...i counted incorrectly the amount of water for a 5 gallon batch into a 6.5 gallon carboy. i may have topped it off anywhere from a half gallon to 1 gallon too much. i already pitched the yeast and air-locked it a few hours ago. am i totally screwed? is there anything i can...