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When brewing beer you WANT headspace. Get a blowoff tube on that now- at least for the first 4-5 days. I dont need one as I always leave enough space for the kreusen to form and settle.

I had 3 batches I did myself but they were all 2 gallon variety- all bottled as well. I personally like the idea of cracking open a single beer of whatever I want anytime I want. Its a nice advantage. If I had to keg- I wouldnt brew nearly as much.

Well I bottled the 7 gallons- not the 8-9 I thought. Either way, I took grav readings anyway- the Zest was done I know that. Everything else was in normal range- or even lower than expected- nonetheless- 3 more cases of beer to add to the pipeline Dunky Blonde Lemon Zest Hefeweizen...

I have 3 carboys of beer I need to bottle today- only about 8-9 gallons :) I did a grav reading on one batch - and its done. Its been sitting about 25-28 days now. The other 2 however did not get any readings- part lazy- part didnt want to open and disturb anything- you know I...

I write down exactly what I plan on doing- including water temperatures- hop schedules, additions- I even write down HYDRO READING! Because I will forget. Its really important to write down a check list so you dont end up with 2 1/2 gallons of wort for a 5 gallon batch

Yep- they are doing it... Rogue --- check out the link BEARD

Question: What are you guys using for 1 Gallon Brews? Glass? Plastic? Are you using the wine jugs- with the screw tops? Just using airlocks instead? thx

Update: I didnt do it! I purchased more carboys etc. Its not worth the risk. Period! My time, my price for the ingredients, and then to potentially lose it- not worth it

How large a batch are you making? I find that if you do a 5G batch- you will be able to 'sink' the carboy / bucket in a swamp cooler (laundry tub, wrap some blankets around it to further insulate it) - rotate several 2 liter empty soda bottles filled with water / ICE- in there- in the...

said to my friends last week.... man you look wasted... and your only on your first cup of apfelwein :) That stuff is the bombdiddy

I have a 1/2 gallon growler we got from a beer making class - its a porter- and I cant wait to 'rack and pack' it . Sad that its a 1/2 gallon- but seeing that little guy in there inspired me a little. I've been avoiding reading much of this thread for a good reason. After 2 x 6 gallon...

I recently attended a local brew course- it was a casual fun afternoon of brewing 30 gallons of porter with about 30 other people. We went over everything, spoke directly with experienced brewers, as well as the owner of Port Jeff Brewing Co. It was a great experience- and we all got to...

Its hard to tell. It could be some unsettled trub, some kreusen, yeast or hops. If you saw the inside of my dry hopped Ale, it looks infected- but its not. Have a beer man, and dont worry

Alot of ideas can spawn from this little setup. I dont waste alot of water at my home- ie: I dont run any water on the lawn all summer long- because its a waste. My kids and wife dont care that its not tropical green- and I dont because its such a waste. So I dont mind wasting a little...

started 7/4 Extract Dead Ringer IPA, Belgium with candy sugar, Breakwater IPA 5G Apfelwein Ran out of carboys got more right away- Made another apfelwein Made a BIAB blonde- screwed up- I like the beer alot. made a BIAB stout- LOVE IT made a BIAB Lemon Zest Blonde- I think its...

You should consider yourself lucky that isnt in the 80s' now that would make it a little hoppy :)

The yeast has took off- within my 24 hour mark. Its been fermenting pretty good- Im going to wait to post my "problem with this batch" in a few weeks- (patience people!) after I get my FG. I missed my OG by a bunch- missed my sparge temp- not sure if that screwed up my efficiency-...

Im going to say - 3 weeks kids. Patience- 3 weeks. Bottle, condition, and be happy.

Interesting. I NEVER shook it that long. I guess it also has to do with how much space your carboy has- if it has more air- that will result it more violent shaking etc. Im also not worried about too much- more so- when is it enough... Billl all of my beer so far has...

I have been a shaker for the better part of my 9 batches. I usually shake till I get a nasty head on top- then pitch my yeast. That works out- I recently saw a video with an attachment to a tube- pvc with a single hole in it- causing o2 I would presume buy the wort flowing through...