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Porter (Brewers Best Kit) has been in the secondary for about two weeks now - I was going to hold it until mid-October then bottle it in time for Thansgiving. Checked it this morning, and there seems to be a bit of white powdery looking floaters on top. Looks almost like the dust from cutting...

Here is my understanding: If fermentation is complete you shouldn't have to worry about food poisoning or the like. No known pathogens can live in alcohol. Mind you, if it is infected, it might taste like crap, but it won't make you sick (unless you drink the entire batch in one night). If...

Ok, I did a search, and read through the topics on the board, and I didn't see what I was looking for so, here goes. I (like many) made some Apfelwein as my first cider. The wife loved it, but wanted more "apple" taste out of the cider. Any suggestions on how to get more apple taste? I...

Brewed up a batch of this and finally got to crack a few open this weekend. Very nice brew, perfect for the summer. Crisp and clean, has a bit of honey sweetness in the aftertaste, which is quite nice. I'll brew this one again.

Thanks - I guess if this works for one St. Louisan, it will work for another.... Do you put water only in there - or do you add some ice as well? I'd guess that since I'm not looking for a crazy temp drop (planning on a steam beer after all, not a true lager), that just plain water would...

Thinking about making a steam bear for my next batch (3rd ever). My basement stays a pretty consistent 67-degrees. Is this a little warm for a steam? I've done some looking and it seems like closer to 60-deg air temp would be better. From what I understand, the wort will be about 5-deg...

12327 + 3 = 12330 been in the 3-gal carboy for since 3/11 - going to bottle this weekend

Got home from work and opened up another one. This one also over flowed, but not as bad as the previous two. Spilled about 1 tablespoon over the top. When I poured it, the glass was about 3/4 foam, but settled out quickly. I'm still thinking I have an infection. My question now is what to...

Ok - maybe someone can bottom line this for me - I'm thinking that it is an infection (I'll open another tonight and see if I get the same result). Assuming that is the issue, what steps can I take to avoid this in my next batch, or is this a pretty common problem? I have a honey ale in the...

how can I tell the difference?

So, this is a santitation problem? Crap - I thought I cleaned the hell out of everything, and sanitized it all really well - I don't really know where I could have gone wrong... This was my first brew, and I thought I was even a little overzealous with my sanitation. Is it really that easy...

I ran into a bit of an issue this weekend. Opened up an APA and it started fizzing up pretty badly. Opened a second, and same thing. Drank both, and they were still carbonated and tasted fine, but I don't know why this would happen. I have drunk all but the last 6 or 8 bottles of the batch...

Working on my second batch and I have a question about bottle cleanliness. For the first batch, I washed all 50 bottles, then sanitized, and then filled. Washing all 50 at once seemed like a PITA, so I decided that I would wash them as I emptied them (or after 6 or so pilled up on the...

I've had my first brew in the bottle for three weeks, and cracked one open last night (cooled in the fridge first) - there was good head, but not a lot of bubbles in suspension. My bottles have been in a muck bucket, coverd with a towel on a cabinet in my basement - the temps hoover between...

That seems like a good option, but if I do that, should I worry that I won't have enough space for the krausen in the Ale Pale primary? I guess if it comes up through the air lock, I'd have to use a blow-off? Is there any other option?

This is likely a dumb question, but live and learn I guess. I'm in the middle of brewing my first batch - an APA. I transferred it to the secondary this weekend and thought to myself "Why isn't this full? Did I really loose over a gallon of beer? “Well, low and behold, I took some...