Recent content by shtaffa

Thanks for the input. If I were to follow the instructions to a tee I would be fermenting in the 6.5 bucket, transferring to the carboy and then to another bucket for bottling. I'm still going to the other bucket for bottling, but if I can cut out a transfer from one vessel to another then I...

I'm fermenting in a bucket. The kit that I bought came with a glass carboy and a stopper with a hole in it for the airlock. The instructions clearly call the bucket the primary fermenter. Any reason why I can't ferment in the carboy? I know that there are varying opinions. Is one easier to...

This community is amazing. Tons of information and people who are willing to help. Thank you both for the information. Home brewing has been a dream of mine for over a decade. I'm finally doing it and all of this information is so helpful. Thanks again.

I'm sure that these question have been asked a thousand times. On Father's Day I decided to get a Mr. Beer kit. I made the included American Classic Light and threw it in the LBK. I doted on it dutifully for a week. Looking at the magic that is fermentation. I decided that I needed to get...