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What does going to a secondary have to do with over-carbonating in a bottle? I am new to this but I thought carbonating was done by the amount of sugar added (as long as fermentation is complete). I used Tastybrew's online sugar calculator and took out some of the sugar from my kit since the...

I was going to purchase two batches but right now I only have one primary and one bottling bucket. Based on my spreadsheet my Amber will be drinkable in two weeks and a month from then the Pale Ale should be drinkable so my Amber would have to last a month. I want to let my beer age longer...

I am really worried about infections so I'm being super clean. My bottling wand touched my dishwasher once last night and I freaked out and sanitized it again. Thanks

I just bottled my first batch last night which was a MW Autumn Amber Ale. It came in at 1.010 with a SG of 1.040 (recipe states 1.042). I taste it and it had no odd tastes and was pretty much just flat beer. I just ordered my second kit (a pale ale) and I am thinking about starting it next...

I also used the same technique last night with great success. I spilled very little but what did flow over the bottles when I wasn't paying attention fell into the dishwasher. Being my first batch it wasn't too bad. Cleaning the primary fermenter out was definitely not the highlight of the...