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i like it. one more question please. what is the best way to sanitize 54 bottles after the labels are gone?

about to bottle in a couple of days and looking for the best way to get these old labels off of my reused bottles. im sure there is info somewhere so if someone could link me to the thread or offer suggestion much appreciated

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hahahaa.. i was afraid i would hear something like this. the liquid yeast said to consume within 4 months after bottling. guess i should shoot for then?

so i have just started my 2nd ever batch of brew. it was set to be a German Alt style. only problem is i added 4 times the amount of chocolate and black Patent grains. long story........ best i can tell is i will end up with some kind of bitter,chocolate dark or imperial stout? any thoughts?

Ok I'll grab the stuff thanks guys

frazier, the recipe was just a thrown together last minute of what was left over from the local home brew store that is now closed. the owner Paul said "this will make something like a porter/stout" lol

thanks for the feed back. any suggestions on how to get the hydrometer down into the carboy and back out to get the reading? also my brew still has a good 8 inches of the krausen is still present. is that pretty normal?

ok,i skipped the secondary fermentation and just left my brew in the primary fermentor. its been 13 days and i have had little to no activity in 3 or 4 days. my temp has been consistent at 69-70 degrees. another issue i had is this is my first brew and i did not get a gravity reading before...

Thanks guys, I was able to rig one up and saved from crazy overflow,this site is a life saver. I'm pretty excited about it, I don't expect my first batch to be great but, it will help me get my feet wet. maybe even my whistle if I'm in luck.I live in Louisville, Ky.

I just started my first brew ever(50 hours ago) a porter/stout. my primary is a glass carboy roughly 6 gallon. i made a 5 gallon batch, at first i feared my yeast was not going to work and ferment my wort. 10-12 hours later in started bubbling up like crazy. now the top section in filling up...