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This is my first batch of anything not using Mr Beer. My Edwort's apfelwein has some fruit flies dead in the airlock. It's tequila, so not worried about infection, but do I have to worry about suck back? Bubbling has slowed down. Should I take it out and clean/refill with new tequila?

Yeah, I wasn't trying to put down MrB in general. I've had a lot of fun with it so far. I was really just wondering if I experienced an isolated incident or if everyone had a bad experience. I'll probably buy from them again until I get my "real" brewing stuff. All in all, I appreciate the...

Yeah, but I'd be paying more in gas than shipping. I'm about a 2 hour drive from Atlanta unfortunately. As far as the one on amazon goes... I could probably buy a whole kit cheaper. The academy idea looks good if mine carries them.

Not the damage. The packing peanuts. They said they will determine if they used enough packing peanuts based on the picture of the box. My point is... If there are dents, they didnt use enough. Period. That or the cans were dented before they shipped them. The box they came in was in perfect...

To be honest I'll probably upgrade to real brewing soon, but being as christmas and my birthday are coming up, my girlfriend has forbidden me from buying anything for myself (because then she won't know what gifts to get me). So I'm stuck with the MB for now!

Anyone ever have trouble with customer support? I received 5 cans, 4 of which were too dented to even open. I contacted them and they want pictures. It just seems a little much. I told them they should have used more packing peanuts and they say send a picture of the peanuts and we will...

I have the burner, but my pot has a hole in it. Can't find any pots without the burner online, and don't really want to pay for a burner I don't need. Anyone got one they want to sell?

Don't really have the time to read a ton of pages... What's the verdict on using white table sugar?

Well a friend of mine works for a company that makes pickles. The buckets they use for packaging are number 2. I'm not sure how dependent pickles are on not being oxygenated, but it seems to me that would mean 2 is ok for long term storage.

My closest lhbs is two hours away, so walmart works if the plastic is good. Can anyone tell me for sure what insignia is on better bottles?

Yep, lids also have the 2 insignia. Not positive if they are food grade though. Might call home depot and see if they can tell me the manufacturer so I can ask them. I just thought food grade plastics were needed for hot liquids. I'm not really sure though.

I thought that plastic 1 was the safest. Isn't that what better bottles are made of? If 2 is best, that's great! I dont have a local homebrew supply, so the cheapest ale pail I found online was $11 plus s+h. The lids were $3 extra! I got two buckets and lids for $7.50 at home depot. I can...

Could someone tell me the plastic type used in ale pails or similar buckets designed for fermenting? I found some super cheap buckets at home depot that are number 2. Wondering if I can use them.

I know there are numerous threads on whether or not to use 5 gallon water bottles for carboys, but I was unable to find anything about making them better. Basically I have more of them than I know what to do with because we used to get full bottles delivered monthly. The delivery guy would...

Oh, possibly a glass carboy or better bottle... from what I've read I am not so sure about O2 seeping in over long periods of time...

Thanks guys. Definitely don't plan on making a still. I think I'm going to make her read this thread. Or maybe not... Maybe I'll just drink her share too.

Couldn't I go ahead and start brewing now theoretically with what I have?

I told her this... I was pretty sure no pathogens could exist in wine, because it's high alcohol content... I wasn't so sure about beer, which can be 3ish percent or lower and still qualify as "beer". As far as the yeast making other chemicals or other chemicals being produced somehow, I am not...

I'm new to wine making. My girlfriend won't drink any of my homemade wine because she thinks that there is a possibility that it is either infected with bacteria, or some chemical that will otherwise kill you, methanol maybe? I don't know... Now, I have already drank a good bit of it, and I'm...

Hey guys. Really just started into the world of homebrewing and I'm discovering that I enjoy it... a LOT. It is a lot of hard work sometimes, but I enjoy just about every aspect of it... especially drinking the product! I'm debating whether I or not I should go ahead and transition away from...