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Thank you both. http://superhumancoach.com/pros-and-cons-of-brewers-yeast/ says "It is important to understand however that the yeast used for brewing is live while the brewer’s yeast commonly known as a nutritional supplement is deactivated. That means the microorganisms have been killed...

Hi, I have been taking brewers' yeast supplement tablets for a while now, and wondered if this is exactly the same stuff that gets left at the bottom of the fermenter after brewing. I did some google searches and there was nothing that said in precise terms that "the sediment in the fermenter...

I already alluded to this in the original posting, but I guess the point is not the vacuum seal. If I need to leave some oxygen inside to allow wine to age, even better, since I would just use a regular ziploc bag without needing to use vacuum sealing machine. The real question is, any...

I think this is everyone's predicament, but I alway don't have enough bottles for my wine. What ocurred to me today is whether I can use vacuum sealing food bags (e.g. Foodsaver) to bottle my wine. Has anyone tried this? If anyone has, any tips on vacuum sealing liquid in a bag? Will there be...

The final temperature after topping up with water to 23L (5gallons) was 27 degrees, as recommended in by the instructions. I did not rehydrate the yeast. Just sprinkled over the wort. While I am at it, s the semi transparent fermenter ok? I have it in my basement wih a small ground level...

I started a batch of coopers beer kit yesterday, mixing a can of liquid malt and a box of powdered "beer enhancer". I mixed with hot water and used spoon to swirl before sprinkling woth dry yeast and putting the lid on. Today, I notice there is sediment at the bottom of the (semi-transparent)...

I am thinking of using plastic water bottles from Costco's Kirkland brand water (which is where I got the water I used to mix with my beer kit) www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/Kirkland-Signature-Purified-Drinking-Water,-16.9-oz,-40-ct-.product.11982447.html Is this acceptable? I know it's...

It's not just the cost or at least the cost as you might see it. I live in Canada and these things are not as readily available here (just go to Amazon.com and search for Star san and then go to Amazon.ca and search for star san and compare the results). Not otherwise readily available here...

So why is it that sanitization is more important in beer making than in wine making? As I alluded to above, I've been making wine all along, without really giving a lot of thoughts to sanitization. It's only when I looked into beer that I started to really hear about this. Is beer somehow more...

Thank you for all responses. I decided to go ahead with what I have, and learn from the likely failure that will result. I just used the 23L bucket I have. After pouring wort and water there was about 15cm space from the liquid to the rim of the bucket. I didnt close the lid tightly but instead...

Thank you. So what would happen if I just used my 23L (+ some extra) container as fermenter and it turns out it is not enough? It's typical plastic bucket for wine with a lid with rubber seal. Will it burst? Will the beer leak through the airlock? I am inclined to just go ahead with...

Hi, I am trying to make beer for the first time using a beer kit. The kit I bought contains 15L of liquid and the instruction tells me that I need a 46L container as fermenter. The instruction tells me to combine the 15L of liquid that's contained in the kit with 8L of water. That's a total of...