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Bottles are cleaned with a brush/soapy water (Dawn dish soap), rinsed in clean water, sanitized in properly mixed Star San. Bottling bucket & transfer equipment are cleaned similarly.

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. To answer your questions: Fermentation temp is controlled by the ambient temp in the house. Old farmhouse = some fluctuation and generally cooler in the winter, warmer in the summer. Brewed the amber while the heat was still on, maybe it was too close to a...

Hello All, Very new to the homebrew scene, but I've had a taste of it and I'm loving it so far. One small hangup, though - of the three batches that I've seen through the process, they all seem to have an underlying soapy/mineral/astringent flavor that dominates the nose/palate and ranges...