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I've used good ole safale05 and lav 1118. I like safale 05 because it's flavor is very neutral and clears well. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Could always keep a store bought jug of water on the side in case. I've done that, boiled water, and have added it from tap.....so far, no issues. I started with the BBS kits. I love them. Welcome to the addiction. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Sweet. I used safale05. Do you carbonate yours? I've never tried and have kept all my ciders still. Is it the same as beer? Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Not sure if anyone cares or not who replied to my post , but, I finally got around to botteling this cider a month ago. It finally cleared after sitting a whole year! I was worried it may go bad, but, it is light, crisp, and delicious! Made a 5 gal batch tonight and added the enzyme, so...

I've used them once on like 4 bombers of a small batch of barley wine. Did the trick. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I recently started using priming sugar. Honey was getting too expensive for 5 gal batches. I was also having inconsistencies with maple syrup. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Time may help. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Yes. Unless your doing a really big beer like a barley wine that needs to sit a long time, secondary isn't needed. Let your beer sit 5 or 6 weeks and if will be clear. Do you use Irish moss? I think the citrus oils will come out better in boil. It will also reduce chance of infection...

Especially with lime. I made a cider once and chopped up a whole lime and added one per gallon. Holy lime batman. Too much! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I did a two gallon batch last year of my version of a bud lite lime. I used the zest of two limes at flame out. The beer was good, but I'm making three gallons of it again this month. Gonna add zest of 4 limes at 10 min mark. Hoping to get more lime flavor than last years. Sent from my iPad...

O yeah! What is it, $2 a bottle? I use then to age cider. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

From my first beer. I've only made IPAs, brown ales, stouts, ambers, and barley wine thus far. With exception of barley wine, I like mine more than any commercial beer( with exception of dales pale ale). I'd also say that for anybodies home brew I've had too. There is something special in...

I'm a huge barley wine freak. I've only known about them a year now, but love them! The buddy who introduced me to them has a great recipe. We made it back it may, so, I'm still waiting! I've been experimenting with northern brewers bomber barley wine one gal kit. I do AG, but thought it would...

What's the ABV of the BW? Big beers can take longer to carbonate. Give it time. I had a brown ale that took 6 months to carb. Opened the last one yesterday after 8 months and it was overcarbed! Sometimes it's a big game the beer gods play on us! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I don't think IPAs are a fad. They have been around forever. They are Indian pale ales because the Brits drank them on the long voyages to India when they occupied the country. Hops are a natural preservative and provided sailors with a safe drink. I'm a country bumpkin and most people are BMC...

Nice! I'm upping my hops next time! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

You used 8 oz of Citra? Is it overpowering? I love Citra and usually use 3oz in boil and one in dry. Let know! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I've been brewing over a year now, all AG. In January my first child was born, so, brewing took the back burner. To satisfy my need to brew, I tried a one gallon extract kit from northern brewer. I did their bomber barley wine. Super easy, fast, and fun. I love barley wine and was impressed...

I agree with fermentation buckets and replacing anything you make have scrubbed with soap. If you used a sponge with a scrubbing pad on it, it could have dug into your plastic, creating little places for bacteria. Was your one gallon batch made in a glass carboy? Sent from my iPad using Home...

I do get annoyed everything is in a bomber. I like to have one beer every evening once the wife and I have our son down for the night. It gives me a change to chill and relax before the next day, but- a bomber is more than I want to drink, not to mention they are usually 7 to 10 $ a pop. On the...