Recent content by kwikness

Try isopropyl alcohol?

You're right; maybe I shouldn't have stated it as absolute fact. I guess I've just seen enough evidence to convince myself against using PET. No need to get all defensive. I wasn't aware that the forum rules warranted posting links to scientific documents when you re-state findings of studies...

This. Especially #2. It's also very important to make sure your carboy isn't subject to rapid temperature fluctuations. While PET carboys are obviously safer in terms of the risk of sustaining some gnarly lacerations, the fact that they degrade and leech harmful chemicals into the beer--...

Right now, I've been using my crappy electric stove to brew 5 gallon batches. Needles to say, it's not optimal. I can barely keep my brew at a rolling boil unless I leave the lid on. I'm in the market for a good burner. Where have you guys typically gotten yours? Which models have you used...

Stop messing with extract kits. Read the bible and do your first all-grain batch.

Are you using one of those S-shaped airlocks? Those will continue to bubble for a while longer than the 2-piece or 3-piece airlocks. Check the gravity at 2 weeks if everything else looks finished in the fermenter, then another few days later. If it hasn't changed, you should be ready to bottle.