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so I broke my airlock last night...I've got a batch sitting in a carboy since 4/1, when to take a gravity reading and snapped the airlock...I sanatized a zipock bag and loosely tied it over the stopper and neck...how long, if at all, will this last me...I can't get another airlock until my ride...

the spoon was used for the steeping of grains, stirring extracts in the boil and to aerate the wort/ mix yeast in the ferment bucket...

OK...did my first brew last weekend, an extract Cream Ale, I went to take an hydrometer reading this morning and noticed they gave me B Brite ( a cleaner) instead of C Brite (a cleaner/sanitizer)...so my brew pot, spoon, ferment bucket etc.. were cleaned but not sanitized... what are the odds my...

what about bottle conditioned?

I have read a few things online about using Gelatin to clear your beer...but as usual there are differing theories..so i come to you...when do you use Gelatin and does it inhibit alcohol/head etc...

I am using a 6.5 gallon bucket (basic brew kit) didn't think the seal may not be tight al around. I will check when I get home. original gravity was 1.050. target I think is 1.010?

I would say it took around 13 - 15 minutes to get to 80 degrees...then I topped off with ice cold water to 5 gallons and it brought it down to around 70..with a few ice pieces floating...down to 69 degrees in less than 20 minutes

I brewed a cream ale on Sunday..Monday morning I was getting a bubble every 2 seconds..and tuesday monring I ams till only getting a bubble every 2 seconds...is this slow?

I brewed a Cream Ale on Sunday. To cool the wort I froze 2 gallons of spring water, cut the plastic off and threw it in the fermenting bucket. Poured the hot wort onto the ice and the temp came down to 69/70 very quickly. Does anyone see if I may have any issues wth cooling the wort this way?