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The good news is that, It cant get much worse than that. I once dropped a Carboy that was full of wine that I had setting in secondary for 6 months. it exploded, forever stained my hard wood, nearly got me kicked out of the house. Long story short, man I feel ya. Some days, your...

I am just glad this community is so helpful! I have not been posting much, but I have been reading and learning on here for a long time. Im just now getting into beer, but I have been using the wine making forums for a long time.

Awesome man! I love the kegerator. I am on the hunt for me one. I have not pulled he trigger on a large system yet, I am still small batch brewing. I intend to purchase some 6.5 gallon carboys and stuff on my next payday.

I would like to see your brew bottled up in clear bottles. I like the way the clear bottles look, as opposed to amber colored ones.

Is this the kit you bought? http://www.northernbrewer.com/brew-share-enjoy-homebrew-starter-kit I have been mulling over purchasing it, I would your thoughts on it if it is the same one.

I would just let it set on it

I dont think it get much easier than that.....

Awesome! Let us know how it turns out. I have seen people recommend pulling your beer out of your fermentation spot, and placing where ever you intend to bottle it from (my kitchen counter for me) the day before you intend to bottle, so that any sediment that gets stirred up in the move has...

I would think Soup would be a viable cleaning agent... Or at least my wifes soup could be.... Honestly though, I am excited to see how this turns out for you. My first batch is on day 5. I plan on letting it run for 14 days and then bottling. My kit came with Priming drops, So I am...

Aswesome! cant wait to hear how it turns out!

good info guys! thanks So a sugar cube is enough for one 12 ounce bottle?

I have been looking over the carious methods of priming bottles, and there seems to be a whole heck of alot of different options. Is there a certain sugar that works the best? I see dextrose being used the most, and it is really cheap. Coopers, Mr. Beer and many other companies market...

If you mean Like Carbonated sode like Coca Cola, I dont think so. Its crammed full of preservatives. However, I just checked on my first batch of home brew, it is fermenting away, i gave it alittle shake to see if it would tighten up, and sure enough that little keg got tight, and boy...

I re-hydrate simply because that is my habit from wine making. My grandpa always told me to re-hydrate for wine, and thats how I do it. He could have been wrong, yeast will multiply until the sugar is gone or the ABV gets to high for them. Whichever happens first. I honestly think you are...

Not at all. It actually helps a lot. I usually use Distilled Water that you buy at a store for my wine making. I have pubic water supply at my house, and its awful. I dont even use it to drink lol. As far as Fermentation at a constant temp, I have pretty good control over that. I...

I think small batch brewing like that would be pretty neat. That way you change up batches and always have something new to try. I started out making wine in 1 gallon batches, eventually moved up to 6.5 gallon batches. You can get Mr beer kegs for like 10.00 off of their website. They may...

Ok so, If I were to use this 1 gallon kit as an example, I would double the ingredients, for my 2.5 gallon Mr. Beer Keg? http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/CaribouSlobber_ONEGALLON.pdf This is the 1 gallon batch recipe: - Steeping grains and mesh bag Steep...

As I said earlier, I just put on my first run of Mr. Beer American Ale. I didnt add anything to it, Just followed the directions. One of the kind folks on the Mr Beer thread suggested using the Briess 3.3 lb cannisters of LME. There are many many options to chose from, and I know nothing...

I will look up that app. What is the shelf life of the beer after it is bottled? Will it go bad?

Any reason I couldnt double this and put it in a 3 gal fermenter with an air lock?