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This is my first batch I've kegged and I thought I had it right, but now that I'm halfway through the keg I'm getting really foamy beer. I had everything carb'd up nicely after a week at around 12 psi. and then I went and messed it up. I was cleaning up in the garage and had, for floorspace and...

Thanks for the advice. I normally don't check my SG this early, except I was concerned since I hadn't seen any activity in almost four days.

I'm not going to have a chance to bottle until this coming weekend (about 10 days after brew-day) so this is more of a theoritical question; but I was wondering if it would hurt to go ahead and bottle now that I've reached my FG after three days. I know we're supposed to trust the yeast and...

Is the darker part just the heavier stuff separating out; does the darker part look clearer and the lighter look almost smokey?

I'm on my third batch of AG BIAB brewing and I had an unexpected 85% efficiency. I had been doing one-gallon batches, but this time I had enough grain and hops to make a 1.5-gallon batch. On bottling-day I tasted the beer and thought I had some bug get in and I had made a sour - the taste was...

I have limited experience (on my third batch), but I've only ever done 1 gallon batches. They've been BIAB, AG SMASH's and done on the stovetop. The biggest problem I've encountered is running out too quickly <grin>

Thanks for the info on mixing in the fruit like that; makes sense to keep it mixed in to avoid mold, I had used the 'set it and forget it' method. I pulled the top off to get a better view and feel silly now... I did pull out some of the 'questionable' things and realized that it was just some...

I just started my first batch of mead (JAOM-like) two weeks ago. I just checked on it earlier today and some of the raspberries floating on the surface appear to have clumps of mold on top. Everything smells great, with no rotten smells or anything so I don't plan on dumping it... I was just...

I'm looking to split a 5-gallon batch of mead into smaller gallon batches to try different additional ingredients. Is there any reason that I couldn't go ahead and pitch my yeast and then split the batches, or is it better to split and then pitch?

I had a few questions about specific gravity that I was hoping someone could help me wrap my head around. I see a bunch of people saying that they hit their OG, or were off by a bit. Is that because you have a recipe that says what it should be, or are you figuring it out somehow based on...

So I was worried about my fermenting temps - my house stays around 78-79 since fall hasn't hit Orlando yet. I moved it into a cooler standing on end long-ways and added a frozen bottle in there with the fermenter to bring down the temps. The bubbles have stopped for a two days now, I'm not going...

Haha, this will be our third so while we have the 'new baby routine' down, it may take that long to get back to my brew with everything else going on!

My wife quite literally was due this past Thursday, its Sunday night and still no baby, so I figured why wait any longer :) I've been stalking around on the forums here for a few weeks as I soak up as much info as could before finally starting my first all-grain brew (its my second attempt...