Recent content by Joemackus

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. That's great advice, I will be sure to do that from now on. I'll add "turkey baster" to the shopping list. I think I had the cork off of the carboy for about 15 minutes all together, and I didn't suck start the siphon, so I'm not too worried. I guess I...

I'm a brand new Home Brewer, and my first batch ever is 7 days into fermentation. Everything has gone smoothly so far, but I checked my specific gravity by taking a sample with a siphon, which I cleaned with bleach and hot water. I probably won't get the chance to bottle for another 3 days or...