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Ok that's exactly what I needed to hear. Sometimes when you focus too hard on one thing, common sense goes out the window lol. Thanks for the advice.

As a new brewer, I have been bombarded by articles on sanitation and the importance of keeping EVERYTHING that comes into contact with your wort as sanitary as possible, and of course for good reason. With that said, I am wondering where you keep your inactive equipment while you are brewing...

I just decided to bottle early. I'm not too worried about clarification as this is my first batch and was more of a test and learning experience. And I'd also like to stay away from buy 10-15 lbs of marbles for a batch like this! I'll just hedge my bets and make note for the future. But thank...

Interesting, any idea how many will be needed for 1-1.5 gal of displacement?

I have a 5 gal carboy with a pale ale that I just racked into secondary. I lost about 0.5-1 gal of my 5 gal wort in transfer due to some malfunctions. I was told that having too much air in the carboy during secondary can lead to increased aeration and off-flavors. So a few questions: - How...

Ah, thank you for the peace of mind. I think I will keep it in secondary for a week or two to clear it up. It's currently a bit darker than I hoped. And unfortunately I forgot to take an OG reading (first time brewing, another rookie mistake!) but assuming it was at the average OG stated in the...

I just brewed an American Pale Ale from the Brewers Best extract kit. Followed all the directions, though I think I may have under pitched the yeast and possibly didn't aerate the wort well when starting primary. The recipe calls for 5-7 days primary. As a rookie mistake, I kept looking in to...