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Hi Yooper, It's a better bottle carboy with a spigot. I bought it before I really started researching on the threads here thinking that using a spigot instead of a siphon would allow less of a chance for oxidation. There isn't a whole lot of headspace (maybe 3 inches?) after spending a lot of...

I just picked up a honey brown ale extract kit from my local brew shop on the weekend. It came with Windsor British style yeast. I've been browsing through the forums and it's starting to look like this yeast may not be the greatest. Does anyone have any suggestions of a better yeast to use for...

Thanks RM-MN. That puts my mind at ease, I will take an FG and bottle on Friday if all is well.

Hi Everyone, Just got home from work and checked on my brew. I noticed two things. 1.There seems to be a tiny weep coming from the spigot, not even really enough for it to drip more than once every 5 minutes or so. 2.That there are tiny bubbles forming around the top of the beer, I...

Thanks everyone. At this point my main concern is that my secondary has an air lock. My fermenter is a pail with a lid and I'm afraid of oxygen getting to it if I leave it in there for a few weeks instead of racking....

Hello everyone, Just looking for a little help here, I know the topic has been discussed lots but here is my situation. I have started fermenting my Festa Brew wheat on April 21st. Everything seems to be going ok but I want to transfer into a secondary to free up some space. When I opened...

Does anyone have any suggestions for a Pale Lager? My wife loves Sleeman Clear, part of the deal of me taking up space with brewing equipment was that I would brew something for her to drink as well. I know it would be difficult at best to replicate Sleeman Clear but figured I would put it out...

Perfect! Thank you for the info!

Thank you. Right now temp is 65, judging from what I have read on the forums I don't think I want it getting much higher. The test tube is for the hydrometer, I've seen a few people suggest a turkey baster to get a sample for the tube. Wonder if that does just a good of a job?

Started fermenting my first kit today (Festa Brew Wheat). All went well except my OG reading...when I picked up the starter kit a few days ago I grabbed a test tube since the kit didn't come with one. I started paying for everything and the guy at the checkout said "oh you don't need the test...