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not sure... It was part of the brewing kit I bought. What is the consensus on sanitizer?

lhbs got auto corrected to labs.. Sorry.

Take this for face value as I only have one batch under my belt... I just slop it into my fermentation pail as rigorously as possible. I had my bubbler going within 14hrs... Seemed to work ok with me and it is how the guy at the labs told me to do it... Simple cheap and effective.

Will be bottling my first batch tomorrow... Finally drank enough crafts to have enough bottles. I made the solution that cam in the kit during making the brew and stored it sealed. My guy at my lhms told that that is fine and would last no problem. I was just going to rinse my bottles in the...

All grey ideas... Thanks for the direction and some of you guys have great looking labels!

Wow... I should of re–read that before sending... Anyone know of a reasonable way to label bottles? Some companies are charging up to $1.25/label. That costs more then the beer and the bottle put together!

None know of a reasonable ($$) way to label your beer bottles? Saw a couple of sites that wanted up to $1.25/label! A pounds a little crazy as that would become more expensive the the bottle with the beer in it!

Well that is a great point.. I do have the time... And a fridge... Why not make the best of it! Thanks to all!

Would it be necessary for a red ale? I could see a lager...

To all my passionate brewers! I just finished brewing my first batch.. Kit from Brewers best and I've been reading about cold crashing. I don't understand. Wouldn't this happen after carb up once you put it in the fridge anyway?

Thanks for the response Kyle... I do have a hydrometer but I think I will just let it go to avoid any contamination.. I'm in no rush and I think it will just clarify a little more....

Just brewed my first batch ever! Pretty cool! It was a Brewers Best Red Ale. I did this on Sunday night and my airlock started bubbling Monday PM. It continued through Tuesday night but this morning (Wenesday) it has already stopped. My local brew guy said that it should take about 7days and...

This is a great site full of people with experience! Thanks for the chilled top off water. Doesn't seem like I should be as concerned about contamination as much as I have been during this part of the process.. Thanks for the comments! Anything else I should know that isn't written on the little...

Sounds like a plan for my next batch. The kit said to boil 2.5 gals or more if you are equiped to do so. Since I had a 6.5gal kettle, I said why not boil the whole 5 gallons.... By boiling 2.5 gals and adding chilled ( previously boiled) water to make up the OG, it would sure speed things up...

I recently brewed my first batch. It was Brewers Best Red Ale. At about 45 mins into the batch at boil, I added about a half gallon of water to my pot. It went through another "Heat Break". I did this because people terrified me about contamination so I figured if I added it during the boil, I...