Recent content by Lineman09

New guy here again, and after my first batch of blonde ale came out like grenades in a bottle, I brewed a Double IPA kit from brooklyn brew shop and this time used the priming calculator recommended by a user here. This time around, the beers (thankfully) didnt explode when I opened the bottles...

Sounds good, thanks for the tips

Room temp, 68-70 degrees

That brings up another question I had, should I use sugar for the carbonation or stick with mixing honey in like the instructions with the kit. Would it make a difference?

That is a possibility, I was just going straight off the instructions which said "bottle after two weeks" so maybe it did need some more time, and yes it was a 1 gallon batch. After the carbonation subsides I'm left with about 1/4 of the bottle left, but what is left tastes fine to me

The sanitizer I used was the one that came with the kit, which I guess is just their "brand", it doesnt say much on the packet except "Brooklyn Brew Shop Sanitizer"

Hey guys, so I'm brand new to home brewing and bought a Brooklyn Brew Shop kit back in December, the Everyday IPA mix. I followed the instructions for it exactly, had it in the fermenting jug for 2 weeks, then when bottling it mixed in a 1/2 cup of water with 3 tablespoons of honey which the...