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You wont be able to tell the carbonation or head retention qualities by looking into the bottle. You can get an idea of how the bottle is carbonating if you use plastic bottles by pushing a finger against the plastic. I usually leave one out on the counter and check it every so often while the...

I'm not an expert but I don't think its an issue at all. Your not going to oxidize the wort in a negative way at this stage because splashing/air bubbles are beneficial prior to fermentation. I recently read that to actually oxidize beer post fermentation and create off flavors etc. you...

Update if anybody is reading this thread: Both batches tasted great when I bottled the other night. I did add some L DME and boiled some cascade pellets for 12min when I brewed. Also dry hopped with more cascade and oak chips. The festa brew is a quality kit, you don't really need to add...

Thanks. I'll hope for the best, hopefully it turns out OK. I'm rather new to brewing as this is only my 5th batch. Having lots of fun though. When I brewed on Friday night everything was going well until this happened, quickly became discouraged. I also lost a bunch of wort on the floor and...

Hi, On the weekend I started two batches of FESTA BREW. If you have brewed this before maybe you can answer a question I have regarding contamination when getting the 23 L of wort into a fermentation bucket... The plastic cap for the wort can be difficult to take off without spilling...