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Ok, I might try that. One question...Has anyone ever bottled and not used priming sugar? How long would this take to carbonate naturally???

The next batch (5 gal) I brew I would like to be able to keg and bottle some. Can someone tell me the best way to be able to do this? How can I prime the amount for the bottles and keep it sanitary/not over-underprime? I'm making a Double Bastard, or Bastard and a half, looking at the...

Thanks, I got it!

Ummm....... I'm not going to explain why I am hooking up a fan and thermostat to a power supply. I figured that would be a given!! Anyways, can anyone else help me? There is no lead wire with the thermostat. I can get the power supply to power the fan easily, but it's a no go for the...

Hi, all. Ok, I am in the process of building my chiller. I need some help wiring a digital thermostat to a 12V power supply and computer fan. Anyone with electrical exp. out there? Also, I have a question about the thermostat. How does it get the temperature reading from inside...

Just made our first batch Saturday. 14,961.5 + 5 = 14,966.5

Thanks a lot !!!!

I am going to be bottling a batch of HB in a couple days and I had a couple questions. 1. Can I wash/reuse my yeast if there are hop residuals leftover? (I didn't strain the wort as I put it in the fermentor, and have just dry hopped it today.) 2. If I can resuse it, has any...

I just found a bunch of info on starters. I tend to jump right into things. I just don't want to have to dump it. I'll leave it alone and see what happens. Definitely going to use starters from now on. My plan is to make big beers, so, from what I read the starters should be able to handle...

Ok, so what is a starter exactly? I read a few stickies and no one has really explained how or why to make one. Thanks!

5 gallon batch. 1.080 OG . White Labs California Ale yeast (the exp. date is Jan 2010.) No starter, glass carboy. 73 degrees ferm temp

So I brewed a batch of a Ruination Clone last night. This is my first time brewing outside of a kit. I have always had yeast activity in the middle of the night. This morning 13 hours later, there is no activity. I realize the ingredients were different. I used White Labs California Ale...

This is my first time dry hopping. I am using pellets. What is the best way to add them to the carboy? ie...Do they need to be in a bag or ball, or can I just add the pellets right in?

I ordered some 2 row and crystal malt grains a couple weeks ago, and had them pre crushed. I just read somewhere that they shouldn't be crushed until you're ready to use. Help...

Hey, I was just reading this thread and wondering what the advantages to fermenting in a 6 gallon primary would be? Thanks!

It's a True Brew nut brown extract. Also can someone please explain force carbonating. I'm really new to homebrewing, but would like to learn as much as I can.

I will be carbonating with CO2 in our kegerator. Does it still need to sit, age, ferment, in the corny keg for a few weeks before serving? I just brewed it about a week ago.

I'm about to rack my latest batch of brew into a recently purchased soda keg. Do I need to put priming sugar in this or not? I've heard two different stories. Thanks for the help!