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Hello all. So I'm getting ready to bottle a batch. I put the batch in a secondary two weeks ago and.... Well, long story short, I ended up with 4 gallons. How much priming sugar do I want to use? Will the normal 3/4 cup corn sugar be to much and give me bottle bombs? Sorry, I'd normally...

This is what I'm planning on doing this weekend. http://www.fhsteinbart.com/recipes/amber.pdf

Hello all. I'm getting ready to brew my 2nd batch pretty soon. Some of the recipes i've seen on Steinbart's say to add 30% of the malt extract at the normal time and 70% of malt extract during the last 5 minutes of boil. I guess its suppose it gives it a lighter color and improved hop...

Well i tried using the Racking cane and i made a mess. Beer leaked out onto my hand, on the lid, and back in the beer. I think all i managed to do was contaminate my beer. Darn!! Live and learn i guess. The beer did smell delicious while i had the airlock off though.

Sorry for the vary noob question. what's the best way to draw beer out of the fermenter to put in the Hydrometer. I bought a racking cane for this purpose. I tried to pull some before i pitched, but i couldn't get it to work. I put the cane in the the beer and put my thumb on the end of the L...

Thanks every one for there feed back. I ended up re-hydrating after all. However, I think I re-hydrated a little early. I did it right after boiling, so it sat while the wort was cooling. :confused:

the instructions i just found seas to use a mason jar, I don't have one. What could i use insted? http://mikesbrewreview.com/how-to-rehydrate-yeast/

Hello so brewing my first batch, and i think i already messed up. While steeping my grains. the temp climbed to 180 and stayed there for about 15 min. its at about 165ish now for the last 15 min. did i screw my batch up?

Hay everyone. I'm about to start my first batch. Its a DME 5 gallon portland style hef. I'm using a dry yeast, and i don't want to hydrate it (just becuse this is my first bacth and i don't want the extra hassle) the guy at my LHBS sead i can just through the yeast in there with out hydrating...