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Awesome...thanks! Can't wait to get into this obsession!

Hey everyone, I'm about to start my first brew soon and am soaking my carboys in a water/bleach solution to get any possible gunk on the inside off. I know a lot of people use the one step sanitation stuff, but I have bleach and was wondering if that was ok. I'm doin the 1 tablespoon/gallon...

its so great to know theres hundreds of people out there that are just like me, you know, beer drinking maniacs :) but seriously, i cant wait to start my first brew, i hope it turns out...im startin with a brown ale because i heard theyre the most forgiving (plus i like them). i was actually...

I'm just curious how old everyone was when they started brewing their own beer...I'm 21 and I'll be making my first brew next week. No one in my family has done this, so I will be a first. Hopefully I'll start a family legacy/tradition here.

whats a good way to boost the alcohol content a little bit more? i like stronger beers, so if possible i would like a little more alcohol in it.

not sure, i havent started it yet...i just wanna get an estimation on what it could be...the SG will be around 1.050 and FG 1.012

Ok I'm just curious on what you guys think...but I just bought a Nut Brown Ale kit for my first brew. The estimated final gravity on this is 1.012, and it came with 1 pound of dark brown sugar, so that will, I'm guessing, be a fermentable sugar and boost the alcohol a little? My question is...

i just ordered the fermtech auto siphon, so yes. so this is my setup right now, let me know what you think (im a college student, so tight on funds, basic setup) -5 gallon glass carboy fermenter -1" blow off tube i will transfer the beer from that into another 5 gallon glass carboy, and will...

Ok, I will be fermenting in a 5 gallon carboy with a blow off tube. First off, since I'm using a 5 gallon carboy, should the blow off tube be big enough to fit in the carboy itself? Because right now I have a cork with 3/8" tube fit through that...which do you reccomend? Also, as far as when...

I'm about to brew my first batch soon, and my carboy is used. I've gotten it as clean as I can, there is still a very small amount of junk inside, very small though. My question is, is that a problem? Once I sanitize the carboy will it be fine? Any info will be great...Thanks!

Ok, so I wanna get started on this soon, and someone gave me three 5 gallon carboys, so I want to use those for fermentation. Would it be ok if I put half a batch in one, and the other half in another?...because I dont wanna tone down the recipe to 4 gallons, and I wanna make-due with what I...

Yeah I was actually planning on doing the blow off tubing...but since I have more than one of these carboys, would it be fine for me to make a whole batch, and put half in one and half in the other? I know that probably sounds stupid, but I really want to get started on this, but I am set on...

Hey everyone, another newbie here to poke fun at for all you pros out there :) I'm still in college, with a small apartment, but I really want to get started on this. I've read countless forums, looked at a lot of illustrated homebrew steps, and am reading "How to Brew" by John Palmer right...

Hey everyone, I'm new to this home brewing scene. I'm still in college, but am very interested in brewing my own beer. I was able to get ahold of three 5 gallon glass carboys that I intend to use. However, everyone reccomends using a 6.5 gallon for primary fermentation. Is there any way to...