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hello all, I was given a 12 gallon glass carboy and wanted to get a rubber stopper and air lock for it. The sucker weighs 77 pounds by itself! Any clue on size? (i read conflicting info; #12?) Bottling my wildflower wheat ale this am. LB :rockin:

the airlock is bubbling, the krausen hasn't fallen and i did use honey!! i know i know, its just a new experience and thought to ask. once again, i find answers here. thank guys! lb :o

hello all, its been a great time here and brewing 6 batches since i started a few months ago.. all have really come out nice. by average, i have seen fermentation slow down and stop by day 4-5 and zero activity by 6. I came across a extract kit called wildflower wheat. the store told me he...

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^ getting ready to try all the above thoughts. Would either of you suggest specialty grains too? or in place of?? Happy Easter!

small thought..... since say 1 gallon is missing from the beer, wont the sugar now be increased per volume? will i have too much carbonation?

that what i shall do. it smells so dam good too so im going to bottle as is

Ok need some help. i am all set to bottle my torpedo ipa. and i realize that I must not have topped it off with water when i had it in the primary. I bought a 6 1/2 glass carboy, marked it with tape but i must have topped it off to the lower part of the tape.....not the top so a gallon never...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/nb-fizz-drops-8-oz.html I assume coopers are simular

getting ready to bottle my torpedo clone and thought to try the fizz drops instead of the priming sugar. Any input on this product? To me I like consistency and this ensures that each bottle has the same amount of carbonation. Thoughts? Off tastes? :tank:

for the future: If I like this beer and it ends up being a strong ale ....but would like to get a better tasting beer (possible off tastes) should I just add two smack packs of the wyeast 1084 irish ale yeast? Can you pitch too much yeast in a batch? and if so what happens then? (again Im...

a morning update: The brew is flying and it seems like the yeast is still going strong. Bottom line is that I did not get to the store for extra yeast. Just going to see how it pans out and see where the FG ends up. Maybe I have stumbled across a nice strong ale...

^ btw, you guys are awesome. the information and opinions are just incredible!!

that was the recipe but i did use closer to 6.6 of pilsner malt syrup and the water to the 5 gallon mark.

well im home and there is one hell of a storm brewing and a small blow out....tube inserted.... wasn't that all bad but it certainly is firing on all cylinders with fermentation....maybe enough yeast if its this active no?? ive learned more with this batch so far so i appreciate all your input.

extract. I got the recipe off of a kit, then went to my local guy and he crushed my grains ect...As I said, I def placed too much Malt in (called for 6lb of LME) AND I did more as each can was 3.3 lb....So I bet I did .4 extra... SPECIALTY GRAIN - 0.25 lbs CaraPils - 0.125 lbs Special Roast...

I did a smack pack irish yeast. Its starting to ferment now (9 hrs later). I do have some room (its in a 61/2 glass carboy) but the fermentation has started....so i worry that adding water with mess something up more than i did. im a little down but i am learning with every batch!

Hello all, Happy Psalm Sunday! I made an Irish Blonde Ale last night and it was to have a OG of 1.052 but I got 1.082. I obviously added too much sugars (I think I added too much Pilsen Malt Syrup). Questions: #1) If I leave it be, will I just have a stronger ABV? and #2) Can you add more...

^ AND.....my buddy uses oxy-clean (like the one on tv but now on the shelves). I use that too. let that carboy or blow off tube soak in that and it melts the crud away!! i then rise well....very well, then star san it all. hyperworriedaboutcleanlyness !!

is it wrong to fill your unused carboy with san star while it awaits your next batch?? can it get smelly? I was thinking that if i cleaned it well, then just kept it full....shake it up, drain and its ready to go......