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perhaps the bulk of the fermenting occurred with the air leak? After 2 days in a 6gal carboy my bubbler was producing a bubble about once every 40 - 60 seconds. (carboy had been completely sealed from the start) so consider the amount of air volume you're filling with co2 as a byproduct of...

I dont believe you need to leave the bottles unopened for any length of time other than to let whatever foam develops during the bottling process dissipate and to make sure the bottles are filled to the correct level. On that note, three weeks seems to be the consensus on the minimum length of...

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My first thought was the pressure change from the temperature change, but I could be wrong. I know nada about lagering at this point.

I'll be honest I'm having trouble picturing what you're doing with the PVC, but IMO PVC is bad for you so I'd personally avoid using it.

I just did my first brew with the NB Deluxe kit.. Had everything I needed (minus a big pot, and bottles) Everything seems to be of good quality, I'm not a huge fan of the thief, but it is at least easy to clean since it breaks down. The second carboy would be useful to dry hop (add stuff to...

I will be bottling, 16oz bottles. I see myself doing some tinkering in my shop with the spare fridge or a more rudimentary cooling system so I can move this stuff out of the house and into the "man space" for my next batch. I'm already thinking a stout will be next on my list, but I want to...

Update: My bubbler stopped bubbling and I let curiosity get to me, so I took a sample to check my gravity, get a "sniff test" and a taste test. Gravity right now is 1.010 on the dot. It smells like beer, and darn close to the target (sierra nevada pale ale), color looks close, but decidedly...

Good suggestions I think, and thanks for the input. The situation with my wife is she is either freezing or burning up.. so yeah..

Did my first brew last night Sierra Madre (NB kit w/ specialty grains) Everything went perfectly as far as I can tell, although I did pitch my yeast @ 70deg F. wyeast 1056 It looks like I'm fermenting at ~74deg. My wife is 36weeks pregnant, so turning the house AC down to 60 is not an...

I'm no expert yet, but you gotta watch out for bubbles around the hydrometer, thats why they suggest spinning it as you drop it in, to help prevent them from giving a false reading. Also, I noticed with the one I got that it's measurements assume 60deg F temps, so you have to correct it based...

I just got done with my first brew last night, and here is what I did to chill the wort and it only took maybe 30 minutes for ~2 gallons of wort. Put ice in the bottom of the sink Put the pot with the lid on on top of that Packed ice around the pot. Kept repacking ice around the pot *Note, my...

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I've always been interested in brewing beer and almost got into the hobby probably 10 years ago, but life happened, and I never got around to it. A couple months ago a buddy gave me some homebrew that he got in trade for some work he did and it rekindled my interest. I'm getting ready to try...