Recent content by ljastangs21

Okay so i messed up and didnt take a hydrometer reading before adding the yeast. I took one today and i forget the exact number but the whole thing was almost under the wort. Only a tiny part was sticking up. Its been a week so my question is should the hydrometer be this low of should more of...

My GFs dad thinks we should just bottle it in a day or 2. I told him we should wait but he really wont listen. Is it okay to bottle half the beer now and let the other half sit for another 2 or 3 weeks?

My GFs dad is at the bar every night so he has access to a ton of bottles that we are going to reuse to put our brewed beer in. Is it possible to recap a twist off style bottle with a bottle capper?

Just realized this was for the whole site haha I thought you guys had all individualy brewed 35,000+ gallons on your own. +5 Indian Pale Ale 35,776.5 gallons to date

okay thanks sounds good

Do I need to wait 2-3 weeks like some of you are saying? In my instructions it says wait 5-7 days and then proceed to bottle. After its in the bottle dont I need to wait 10 days -2 weeks and then cool and then drink?

I put the wort in the fermenting bucket 2 days ago. I checked yesterday and I saw that the bubbler you put on the top of the bucket was moving up and down. I moved the bucket off of the cold concrete ground to a carpeted area and now I checked today and its not bubbling anymore. Is it done...

Hi, So I just bought my first kit today. It comes with everything except the cooking pot. I found a 2-3 gallon pot at home but the kit calls for a 5 gallon pot. Also, does it matter if its aluminum or does it have to be stainless steel?

Also, please let me know about this one http://www.listermann.com/Store/Details.asp?ID=365

Where do you guys get most of your ingredients from? Also, how does this kit http://www.homebrewers.com/c=tEtxzKQSPmLk5IMAi1hrXZPQb/product/1000/Beer-Making-Starter-Kit-with-Ingredients.html compare with the ones Slantedbolt sent me?

Okay cool does that include everything I need? What about like burners and stuff?

Hi guys, Im new to brewing and I have never even attempted it before. I know a lot of you probably will tell me to go buy a Mr. Beer or some other kit but I am not interested in that. People told me similar things when I was buying my first motorcycle but I went ahead and bought a 600cc...