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Trust the recipie. I just put my first batch in the fermenter and I had to top up a little more than the recipie to hit 5 gallons but when I did the hydrometer confirmed that I was right on the OG for the recipie. I have no idea what it would be like without topping off but I'm guessing very...

Do you guys have blow-outs in 6.5 gallon carboys? I bought them hoping that most brews will fit. I'm not a fan of the blow off tube setup.

My first brew was finished last weekend and the only thing I had an issue with was my stove not putting out enough heat to get to a real high boil. And I love my glass carboys. I just ordered two more and will be brewing again soon.

+5 Belgian Dubbel 5038

So as long as the water is boiling enough to move I should be fine then?

My gas stove can bring 3 gallons to a boil but only just so I want to use the pot lid to get it to boil quicker and maybe to keep the boil at a higher level but I know that some things have to boil out. I'm extract brewing and was wondering if anyone knew offhand when a lid is okay. I didn't use...

That makes sence. The directions that came with the kit actually say to cool the wort to 80 then add "cool water" and pitch the yeast so that is basically what I did. Next time I'll aim for ambient temperature before pitching. Thanks. Also my SG was .001 off so the vodka should make up for...

Its been 20 hours since I pitched and the temp was 77. Ambient is 68. Carboy temp is currently 71.8.

It is a three piece airlock that has been on the fermentor for less than 24 hours. It isn't a leak because I can watch the vodka get sucked up and go down the tube if I watch it. I read somewhere that it is because the temp inside the fermenter is higher then the ambient and as it cools the air...

So I have my first batch of homebrew sitting in a glass 6.5 gallon carboy. Wake up this morning and notice that there is almost no vodka left so I top it back up. 15 minutes later, same thing. Is there anything I can do to get the airlock to stop sucking the vodka into the carboy? At this rate...

Still sitting in the box in my fridge. Guess I'll hold it then and go get myself 1 or 2 6 gallon carboys. Thanks for the info everyone.

So I guess my next question is how long can I leave this kit in my refridgerator before it goes bad? Its been in there for two weeks already and it will be at least another 3 before I can get ahold of even one 6 gallon carboy.

The instructions said that headroom was only important for the third phase and not to top up in the second phase. So oxidation is a threat even with an airlock before degassing?

So I have a wine kit (Vintner's Reserve ) , a 6.5 gallon carboy, a 5 gallon carboy, and a 6 gallon bottling bucket without a lid. I plan on using the bucket for the primary, then move to the 6.5 carboy for the secondary and then the 5 gallon carboy for the last phase before bottling. My...

How did your 3 beers fail exactly?

Perferably you want to move the beer as little as possible to miniminze the risk of oxidation. If you had a second bucket you could use that as the primary and the one with the spigot as the bottling bucket and only have to move the beer once before bottling instead of twice. I'm sure it will...

Thanks for the input. I will follow the directions and age in the bottle, that way I can get started on my next batch.

So I have a few questions before I dive head-long into my Vintner's Reserve Reisling kit. 1.Primary Fermentation: I've read some posts on here that say to folow the directions.The kit instructions say 10 days. That sounds really short. I'm looking for the optimal first experience. Should I...

I'm a Bud guy. Always have been. Coors tastes too watered down to me and Miller always tastes skunked. Of course my girlfriend says then exact opposite (she likes Miller) so I think with these beers it is a shot in the dark anyway. I may not be a Bud guy for long though. I should be ready to...

So far I've only used Austin Homebrew Supply. They are coming out better than other flat-rate shipping deals and lower priced items/full shipping cost outfits too. I always try to hit the $100 mark to so that the shipping is free.