Recent content by jessierae314

I just bought a vacubrew. I set it up, and I can't get the vacum to work. does anyone have any info or know where I can look to figure it out? I set it up according to the manual and the vacuum pump works fine, but no water is being pulled through the system( I am doing a test run with water)...

I just bought a vacubrew. I set it up, and I can't get the vacum to work. does anyone have any info or know where I can look to figure it out? I set it up according to the manual and the vacuum pump works fine, but no water is being pulled through the system( I am doing a test run with water)...

yeah thats the thing, the brewing program I liked at Siebel was the most expensive of the three. I was thinking I might do the distance ed at ABG while hopefully getting some kind of internship then try to take a couple of the 2 week or 3 day courses offered at Siebel because that would be...

I know this site is dedicated to homebrewing, but I need help deciding on a brew school. I applied to American Brewers Guild Craftbrewer's Apprenticeship and the UC Davis Extension Master Brewers Program. I was accepted to both and I was having trouble deciding. The ABG is cheaper but I have...

I brewed a cranberry wit on May 7th, I need it to be kegged and ready to serve by the 23rd. This is my first experience kegging and I was wondering whether I should let the beer remain in the fermenter for a full two weeks then force carbonate quickly on the 21st or 22nd. Or should I keg it...

I have another question related to bottle sanitizing..... When I started brewing, I used the dishwasher, then also briefly soaked the bottles in one-step sanitizer, which seemed to work well for me. I moved to a place without a dishwasher recently, so I started using 1/4 of a tbs of...

This is really helpful, thanks. I have been boiling the extract way too long! I also use coopers liquid malt extract. I've used DME before but I still added that at the begining of the boil. I'm excited to see if the if the late extract addition takes that taste away.

I haven't been brewing for long and my family, friends, and I all love the extract beer I'm brewing. However, I notice a strange flavor in it. its kind of a sweet metallic taste that you get in the middle of your tongue when you drink it. I have read about off-flavors and I can't specifically...