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Hello everyone, this has been on my mind the past few days. So my homebrew shop sells LME at $2/# in bulk if you bring a container in to get it. What do you guys use as a container? Does a cleaned out milk jug work? or should it be something never previously used? seems like a stupid...

OOo my, I thought I was the only one lol reminds me of "I accidentally a whole coke bottle, is that bad"

Hi all. Im new to mead, planning on doing my first batch in a couple of weeks. I found a recipe that looks good, but it says to age in a secondary for about a month and a half. This is probably a stupid question, but is it ok to age something in a better bottle? I assume yes, but i know that...

bottles have been at around 70 (+ or - 3deg) I didn't take a fg as I didnt have a hydrometer at the time. It fermented for about 3 weeks though. I added priming sugar, i forget exactly how much, but I calculated it based on what I use for a 5g batch. I back-sweetened it too with some...

Hey I made a simple batch of simple cider a couple of months ago (3 gall cider, 2.5# raisons and brown sugar) It has been bottled for about a month and a half. I cracked one open today to see how it was doing, but to my surprise it was not carbed at all. There was a few bubbles when I cracked...

had my first try of this, only in the bottle for about 6 days, so not nearly carbed. It is quite drinkable and tasty (I used blackberries btw). Will be a good treat to bring home for thanksgiving

just bottled this, though I used blackberries because they were half the price, and used 48oz instead of 40, cant wait to see how it tastes

just bottled mine today, we'll see how it turns out in a few weeks

5 gallons belgian ale 5 gallons 2 hearted clone 2 gallons hard cider 27,401+12 = 27,413

So i just finished my first cider (3 gallons fresh cider, 2.5# brown sugar, 2.5# chopped raisons). I am going to bottle and prime it for carbing tomorrow, but i decided to get a taste today. Its gotta a punch to it (higher abv) which is nice, but it tastes a bit bland. It doesnt even really...

ah good, ill check for a date. its dry yeast though so Im fine for quite some time. Surprising how long it lasts compared to bread yeast, which is only said to be good for a few months after opened

Quick question, I ordered a kit to make an IPA, and havent had time to get to it in a while. Just wondering how long the yeast will last (have it in the fridge)?

hey all, I have my first batch of cider in the fermentor. I racked it into the secondary today because the real fermentation is pretty much done (has been 19 or 20 days). At the end of racking it I poured a glass full to test it out and see how it was. Taste is alright, a little bland, but i...

wow very impressive to say the least. I read the first page, and was going to say man that one was great, but they are all so creative and different, i love it

really cool concept, would be really cool if there was more template/options for each. Im pretty proficient at photoshop (not so much at illustrator, which i assume is what you use) but if you would like any help, even simple things, id be glad to lend a hand. I think some simply things would be...

and the room i keep all the fermentation and bottles is pretty steady at about 70 deg (+-2)

not sure on the yeast to be honest. like i said, the lhbs guy literally said "why dont we mix some of this belgian lme and this american-ale lme". The yeasts came with the lme. We just went along with it and figured it would turn out ok for our first brew, and his directions would be worth...

hi all, I just tasted my first brew, and i was a bit disappointed to be honest. I didnt expect this to be a great beer considering the ingredients we used and it being my first time, but it seems off The beer has quite an off taste to it though. It starts fine when you drink it, but all of...

thanks for all the replies guys, ill just leave it in the primary and not worry about it

I am planning on getting the 2 hearted ale close extract kit (3 hearted ale). it recommends using a 2nd fermentor. I only bought a beginner kit with one fermenter bucket, i know the 2nd fermentor isn't absolutely necessary but will it make that big of a difference, or can i just leave it in the...