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Yup. I brew hard cider in Carlo Rossi bottles. A number 6 stopper fits perfect.

That's what I was thinking. It's been less than 24 hours. I bottled at midnight.

Yeah, I know about the PH but I don't have any way of checking it. I probably just chuck it. I'd hate to lose a batch over an ounce of Star San.

I bottled my third batch last night, and I am planning on brewing my 4th batch tonight. I mixed up 5 gallons of star san in a big rubber made container, but forgot to cover it before going to sleep. It is still cloudy, and foams up when I stir it around. Should I use it, or should I chuck it?

This video explains it pretty good.

I found this video helpful.

Is this a beer that you brewed? If so, you should print up some labels marked "Orbit Finland Barley Wine"

Update: I have now opened two more bottles, and neither of them had this taste at all. In fact, they were delicious! I am hoping that this was a problem with just that one bottle. It was a re-used Sierra Nevada bottle that went through the dishwasher before being rinsed with Star San, so maybe...

Dang. So, I'm guessing this isn't going to go away with time?

The water was tap water which I had left out overnight (at least 24 hours) so the chlorine would out-gas. The top-off water was boiled, and cooled tap water that I put in a sanitized carboy the night before. I did just brew my third batch a few days ago and used distilled water, because I...

I brewed an IPA extract kit from Northern Brewer. I followed the steps exactly, but I did add a little extra hops (I dry hopped with a half ounce of Cascade which wasn't in the recipe.) I hit the target OG exactly (1.064) and it after 2 weeks it was holding steady at 1.015, so I racked to...

This is what I was thinking. I have about a half pound of Pilsner DME that I could use, but I figured it would need to be boiled first.

Yup, I'm realizing all of this now. It was my third batch ever, and my first full boil. I won't be making these mistakes again. I'm hoping that it turns out OK after adding the oranges, and I just end up with extra beer.

Good to hear. Won't be covering anymore.

So I just bought a 32 quart pot and did my first full boil extract kit. It's a belgain wheat kit from my LHBS that uses two cans of LME. I started with a little over 6 gallons of water, and I think I made the mistake of covering the pot with aluminum foil, because I ended up with just about 6...

I have 3 sanke kegs for when I go all grain. Right now I want something to do extract batches on the stove. I gotta stay under 15.5" because I have a microwave over the stove.

I think that is exactly what my friend let me borrow. It is super thin (4mm = .157") and flimsy. It doesn't sit flat on my electric stove, so it barely gets to a boil. The one at the store was at least a quarter inch thick.

The silly thing is that I already have 3 sanke kegs waiting to be converted. I am saving up to build the brew sculpture, but I want to continue with my extract brewing in the mean time.

Just wanted to say thanks for the idea. I'm making mine right now. I still gotta get the tubing bender to do the uprights. I bent mine around a paint can and it worked perfectly. Edit: The picture was too big, so here is a link to it- http://imgur.com/0kgcO

I figured it would just be harder to boil in a larger pot. Cant I boil 6.5 gallons in an 8 gallon pot without a problem? I didn't think I needed a 10 gallon pot to do a full boil for a 5 gallon batch.