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Recently i started a five gallon batch of cider,and the room i have it in is varying in temperature.The cider is going from about 71 in the day,to about 67 at night.I used nottingham.Will this affect the quality at all?

Since i started brewing in the beginning of 2010 i have brewed, Honey porter Noble Trappist Ale English brown Ale Alt Bier Flat tire English bitter Irish red ale Ipa. So That's 40 gallons.

I've never put mine in the boil to sanitize,the one time i did it slowed the boil right down to nothing.I just put it in my bucket of Star san a few minutes before I'm about to use it.Plus the star San's acid cleans it real well,It's nice and shiny all the time.After the boil i just rinse it...

Sure can.If it Doesn't work i can always set up a salt water aquarium.Had one many years ago.

We will find out soon,I bought it.I can always re sell it.

Duh,I'm an idiot. http://cgi.ebay.com/HYDROMETER-Hand-Held-DIGITAL-plus-temp-NEW-ITEM_W0QQitemZ230250724813QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item359c033dcd

This looks pretty cool,i hate spinning the glass hydrometer and trying to get an accurate reading.For 78 bucks shipped I'm in.Plus it has a thermometer.It should work right?

Ok thanks.I guess i will do two weeks in primary the rack to secondary.How about bottling,should i use the same amount of priming sugar?

I have an extra packet of nottingham and getting some juice tomorrow.My questions are i only have five gallon carboys handy at the moment,if i do five gallons will i need a blow off tube?Or will an air lock suffice?Also,how long for primary-secondary.And finally bottling,should i just bottle as...

Ok,Thanks.I will check my hydrometer and check to see that the Ale Pail is correct.

I made sure that the Wort in the hydometer was 60F.Maybe the efficiency of the grains was higher than predicted from midwest.,It was 6 lbs lme and some grains.

Am i supposed to end up with a final volume of 5.5 gallons?If so I'll just add a little to the boil volume.

What the hell am i doing to get my Sg off so far?,I've been extract brewing for a few months now with an electric keggle full boils.My Sg was always pretty close to what the Midwest kits said but it seems to be getting worse with every brew!,I have my whole process dialed in very well and can...

Ok thanks.I guess i just need a corker,bottles and a carboy.Not bad!

Ok,Thanks guys.Just curious,why Can't i use a 6 1/2 carboy instead of a six?

I have been brewing beer for a few months now with excellent results.Not one bad batch.I think i may want to try wine now too.I have a bunch of stuff most home brewers do,a bunch of five and 6 1/2 gallon glass carboys,sanitizers,brushes EXT.What would i need to buy to make a batch of wine from...

I usually do 30psi overnight and It's ready the next night.Then i just turn it down to 10psi and drink.A few times i have had to go a little longer but this has always worked well for me.I'm impatient.

Ok thanks for the heads up,I'm going to calculate how much yeast to pitch from now on.I guess you Can't believe everything you read on a vial of yeast!

Granted those methods are not hard i kinda wanted my own method of doing it.I would always have a vial with the original label ready to go.I Don't think I'm under pitching,i use the whole vial meant for a five gallon batch and just make a starter from the tiny bit left that has not drained from...

I want to start saving money on yeast but wanted a different way that washing or slanting.With the brew I'm doing i used a vial of white labs yeast.What I'm trying is after i pitched the yeast i left just the little residual bit in the vial and capped it. The next day i prepared a small...