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Yesterday I bottled my first batch of beer. I used a mesh net on the end of the racking cane since I dry hopped. I think that disturbed some of the yeast cake, along with my inexperience. I noticed the last couple liters racking to my bottling bucket I was picking up some of the yeast...

I'm using a 8gal bottling bucket with 6gal of apple juice. It's been 24hrs since I taped over the crack in the top of my lid and no pressure seems to be building up in the airlock. The crack was there for at least a few days which made the airlock pretty much redundant. I'm just a little...

I have a question regarding air contamination. I am on week 2 of my fermentation and the airlock has been bubbling away. Two days ago I noticed it just totally stopped. I assumed it was done fermenting. Upon further inspection I noticed the bung that I forced (very tight) into my plastic...