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Cracked open the first bottled today... not good. There was zero carbonation. Any clues as to why? I am worried that enough sugar did not make it into the bottles because a good amount was stuck on the bottom of the bottling bucket like hardened wax.

The specific gravity at bottling was 1.012. The brew was in the fermenter for two weeks. So far so good, it's been a day and a half since the mishap and no additional broken bottles.

Thanks for the reply. I had a feeling that may be the case. I mixed the priming sugar with some water and boiled it. I made my mistake when I poured the mixture into the bucket while it was still warm (dumb!). Hence the sticking to the bucket. Well I will never make that mistake again...

I made it through my first batch of brew without any explosions. However, on the 2nd round of bottling I had two bottles break. I brewed a Paulaner Hefe clone and the yield was 48 bottles (er, now 46). I have read about exploding bottles and that if you use too much priming sugar it can cause...

I have read several threads relating to the use of a mini-fridge for fermenting. At this point I am not prepared to construct my own fermentation chamber with the aid of a mini-fridge. However, I would like to utilize a mini-fridge that can be temperature controlled to house a 6 gallon bucket...

Bottled the hefe-clone yesterday. Everything seems to be ok and the taste believe it or not is right on. Looking forward to cracking open that first bottle in a couple of weeks.

The prior posts have all been helpful. Here are my plans. I should note that this will be my third batch and was originally going to brew a BestBrew Amber kit until I started reading this thread. Ingredients: For 5 gallons 2 cups Crystal Malt (pkg states for Amber or Pumpkin Kits) 3 lb...

The recipe called for 1 cup of crushed Munich Malt. It also called for 2-3lbs of Wheat DME. I'll probably be sampling the sauce tomorrow and will update with how it tastes. Thanks for the comments.

I had a feeling that would be the case. Pretty much a bonehead move on my part and a waste of a lot of time. Oh well, we hopefully learn from our mistakes. Thanks for the insight. I'll give it a go on the small chance it might work.

I brewed a Paulaner Hefe Clone for my second batch. My intention was to steep the grains in a grain bag. Unfortunately after cracking the grains I tossed them directly into my brew kettle. Should I rack my primary into a secondary (carboy) or is it ok to leave the brew as is in the primary...