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How are you cooling down your 5 gallons of wort at the end? Honestly- if you're using an extract kit that calls for 2 1/2 gallon boil- i'd do that and take advantage of the cooldown you get from the extra water you put into the carboy to top off. If you are using all grain, well then I...

I agree but if my 'primary' was farting every 15 seconds 3 weeks in, im thinking something aint right 100% somewhere. I guess different yeasts or wrong yeasts non ale for ale might be a factor- 1 bubble per 15 seconds and my beer is still fermenting 1 bubble per 90 seconds, different...

How long was this in primary fermentation? Without that knowledge, I can only shrug and say BOTTLE BOMB FIGHT!!!

When I read that I got scared - thinking you made your wort- and tossed it in the fridge and went on vacation - and are coming home to pitch the yeast and make some beer... then I re- read it ... got more confused- and looked it up-...

I love reading your replies. They make my day :) I agree. No secondary needed unless something really crazy needs to happen. Like you NEED to rack that blonde on 10 lbs of peaches or strawberries. I always though that when the beer company gives you 2 carboys- one 6 gallon and...

thats not even the point! How about what just goes around the freezer environment? My kids hands are in there... my wife ... another story. I have a nice gigantic filtered water- ice system- and even still... not worth it. You're better off waiting an extra 20 minutes and cooling it down...

LOL funny stuff. im going to need to spend some time myself this weekend working up a place to store my conditioning bottled beer :)

i wouldnt throw ice in my wort- no matter what- thats my pay dirt. I dont care how sterile the ice may or may not be.

get some extra 5-6 gallon carboys asap. Start a batch of Apfelwein and continue making a batch each month till the party. Along with the other beer goodness that you can make- make the pipeline over floweth

I was going to pick some people who had died that I think would be cool to have a beer with 1. Bob Marley 2. Jerry Garcia 3. Wild Bill Hickok 4. Bram Stoker 5. Sam Bellamy In no particular order.

thanks thats pretty much what I was looking for. Im still trying to figure out things- and with my current system, some things are going to be a little hard to tell.

Hi all I brewed my first AG Irish Stout (allegedly a Guinness clone) on the 5th of August 4# Pale malt .5# Acid malt .5# dark crystal .5# roasted barley .5# chocolate malt 3/4 oz williamette 4.8% at boil 1 oz stryian golding 4.5% 15 minutes nottingham pitched at 70 3 gallon...

I got the initial humor from the thread. I sorta feel the same way. Im not going to buy a bottle of beer that I cannot recycle into my own bottles for beer. Just makes more sense. So a ban or banish that company. Kinda like Bluepoint Brewery on Long Island. I think the beer is GREAT. But...

could be some hoppy guys too. not enough info yet

I only racked to secondary to use my primary for another batch- im dry hopping in primary from now on. Whats the point of an open carboy- im not sure!

My Breakwater PA is 6 days into the dry hop. I am probably going to bottle that this week- Looking forward to this in the pipeline

I did in a secondary- exactly for 1 week and no more.

wait it out guys- its well worth it. I did a 3 week primary and now its 4 weeks in bottles and it takes GREAT. I dont want to give any out :)

I disagree! Bottling beer I find to be very therapeutic. Cleaning them, scrubbing them, delabeling, (ok maybe not that part) soaking- rinsing- sanitizing- and racking right into the foam. Its not for everybody but I want to go into my pantry and pull out a six of this or that, or a...

say no to home depot pails! LHBS FTW