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Hey guys, I have about a gallon of brewed kombucha ready to bottle but still have some from my last batch. I want to finish the last batch I made before I flavour and carbonate the next batch. (I need the swing top bottles) I took the scoby out with about 2 cups of liquid and stored it in the...

I brewed my first batch of kombucha last night. I jumped the gun a bit and used chai tea. The recipe said black tea the back of the chai tea box said black tea so I went for it. After doing more research this morning, Ive been reading that although you can use chai, it's a little more prone to...

Thank you Gavin. I think Im going to take this route. I am using liquid vials which cost me about $9 a batch. So it is to save money (a little bit). However if I was using dry yeast I would still want to learn how to do this. I think this whole hobby is about having fun. :tank:

I was worried about not washing because there is quite a bit of trub in the carboy. It was one of my first brews, I need to work on filtering. I also want to save some some jars for future batches. Will trub in the jars affect the yeast during storage? Or give off flavors?

I am going to be harvesting my yeast for the first time on Wednesday. I will be brewing my next batch of beer Thursday. Ive been researching the process of harvesting and washingand feel confident doing it. However im not sure how to pitch the yeast. should I make a starter that will only have...

Sorry if these are dumb questions, im still very new. Is 30 min hop additions still for bittering? and when I add at zero, are the hops only in the wort while I cool the temp, and rack to primary? Or is it a dry hop in the primary?

Im going to be brewing my first beer not using a kit. I've brewed 4 batches using all grain recipe kits from my LHBS. they turned out great, but I want to venture out on myown. My grain bill is; 12 Lbs 2 row 2 Lbs Marris Otter 1/2 Lbs Amber I want something that will have citrus and...

Yea I saw a flyer for them as well. Was it at Jakes hop shoppe? Is there any other stores local to buy equipment or ingredients?

Seems like the hardest part of all of this will be waiting to enjoy the beer. I guess I will just have to keep adding to my bottle collection :tank:

Thanks for the quick reply. I was just nervous to leave them while I was gone. Should I bottle when I get back? Im excited to get my first batch bottled.

I just brewed my first 2 batches, 1 on tuesday, and another the Tuesday before. Ive read alot about secondaries and it doesn't seem like a necessity to me. That being said im going on a small vacation for 4 days next saturday. whenI leave my first brew, an amber ale, will have been in the...

Everything turned out ok. The power didn't come back on, but the sun came back out and I could see. lol I thought of the same thing with lights out stout, however its a summer wheat beer.

So the power just went out about 10 mins before my boil started. And its only my second batch! Looks like im going to be doing hop additions and transfering to my primary by candle light(kind of romantic) ..... with my dog. I would have enough sunlight in my garage if it wasnt storming...

I just brewed my first batch of beer, and I used a carboy. I race home from work to look at it. Wake up and its the first thing I do. I even got up last night to use the washroom andwent to take a peek. Its like christmas morning everyday!