I made about 3 Gallons of Easy Clean-No Rinse Sanitizer when I brewed a week ago. Now it's time to switch to my secondary fermenter and I have to sanitize more stuff. My question is, is that sanitation solution still good or do I have to throw it out and make more. It's been in a covered...
Ok, so I pitched my first brew at 545. I think I might have screwed up in one little area. My beer should be fine but I might be building without a tape measure. I took my OG before I pitched the yeast and it was 1.071 which was really high since it was supposed to be 1.040 (It's a midwest...
Thanks for the help. I like the idea of using a collander. I was wanting to aerate the wort a bit on the way into the primary anyway, and that sounds like a great idea.
JB
I have a question about adding the hops. In the video I watched on brewing the guy put his hops in a nylon bag and then removed them after boiling. In some of the instructions and books I've looked through it doesn't say anything about putting the hops in a bag. So my question is, do I need...
OK, I'm now the newest brewer around. I just got my kit from midwest supplies and I'm gonna start a batch of Irish Red Ale on Tuesday. If anybodies got any tips they feel I should know before I start that first batch please lay em on me.
John