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Do you mean right up against the bottle, or outboard, near the poppet valve? I just had the latter on a new spigot, ended up trading it in at my source (they were real good about it). If that is the case, it's probably a bad sealing surface somewhere around the o-ring and there's not much you...

Fidgety batch Number One is finally in the bottle! Well, most of them, anyway. Important Lesson Number 1; Remember to top up when required. Even More Important Lesson Number 1; Learn non chaotic siphoning methods. The Missus strolled by and said, "Did I just hear an explicative?" "No",said...

Greetings, My first batch is 1 week into the secondary (Brewferm Christmas Beer, 2 cans, 1 packet of supplied dry yeast, 5 gallons altogether), OG was 1.05 if I read correctly, down to 1.02 when I transferred. All seems to be going well, SG is still 1.02 or 1.019 (curse these tri-focals). I...

Greetings, If you've already seen it pardon the duplication, www.dafont.com is a Very good source of fonts for labels or whatever, some free, some not. I've used them often for many kinds of projects. You can waste, er, spend a lot(!) of time browsing their collection. About the only thing...

Stop Right There! It looks great just as is! I think "lol" gets used too much online, but that's just what I'm doing right now! Seriously, thats a Keeper! Tony

True, true. Even though my first batch is still in the secondary for another week or so, I've already got several volunteer Quality Control Assistants, all willing to take a hit for the team! Thanks! Tony

Sorry if this has already been answered, I'm new at site navigation. Someone mentioned making a one gallon batch of something or other and the general concensus was yes, with only a gallon you wont lose much if it isn't any good... Can 5 gallon recipes simply be divided to make smaller...

Plastic only causes obesity if you remove the corn chips from inside the bag. If you stick with Food Grade, you should be fine. That being said, when I start my first mead, it's going in glass, but for a beer that's going to be in and out in a couple of weeks or so, well, let's put it like...

Family friendly is good, but so is fun time! As it happens, I do have access to at least one orchard and am lucky enough to be close to several farmers markets, so all the ingredients mentioned wont be a problem. I'm gonna go broke buying fermenters before it's all over though... One is...

Greetings, Speaking of altering temperatures, I am two days into the secondary of my very first batch, a very dark Christmas brew from a can (baby steps, baby steps) and all seems to be going well, bubbling about once a minute and actually showing signs of clarifying near the top! The carboy...

Also new to forums! After posting, I started stumbling across some of the answers! Still looking... Tony

Greetings, I'm new to the list and brand new to brewing. I got a set-up for Christmas and am in the midst of my first batch. While I'm waiting (impatiently), I've been browsing the list and came accross this discussion. What exactly do you mean by cider in the brewing context? For me, cider...

Thanks to all, It's reassuring to hear that all generally goes well if you are careful, especially after reading enough horror stories of brew gone wrong. Tony

Greetings, This is more of a curiosity question than anything else yet, as I am brand new to this and haven't finished my first batch yet... I came across a reference (can't recall where) to using food grade plastic bags as liners for 5 gallon primary fermenter pails, the idea being just...

Greetings, I did receive a slim(!) booklet and a one page "just do this and you'll be fine" instruction sheet written by the practicing owners of the shop, but I'll probably head out first thing tomorrow and pick up a copy of "How to Brew"! Thanks! Happycrabster

Greetings, I just recieved a kit for Christmas, saw this forum while searching for more information. I'm going to try my hand at a Christmas beer, and I'm sure I can use all the help and advice I can get! Happycrabster