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So My house heater broke and it's supposed to get down to 35•-40• tonight and I'm worried about the temp of my 5-gallon carboy brews (ESB and Graff/hard cider). I imagine the internal house temp may get down to the 50's• and I am wondering if it's gonna affect the fermentation activity and if so...

so im doing my first batch of cider using brandon O's Graff recipe and I am wondering about the krausen activity i have in my glass 5-gallon carboy. Normally with ales (Using whiteLabs liquid yeast) i have a nice steady krausen blowing off through my glass blow-off tube for a good 2-3 days and...

its made by: Crosby & Baker LTD Westport, MA if its the same as oxyclean i wonder why it didnt work for me on an overnight soak with warm water vs. the star sans in cold water overnight soak and it was crystal clear. isnt star sans almost 65% acid? (of course less PPM when diluted in...

hmmmm thats weird! my canister of b-brite says its sodium percarbonate; sodium carbonate; silicic acid; sodium salt pretty much what u listed as oxyclean

oh snap! i was wondering about shelf life of star sans. im def gonna get a couple gallons distilled water. U RULE! thanks!

nice! im definitely gonna order some PBW online to save $$$ on my star sans. One thing i do to save $$$ when using this method is ill only mix up about 2 gallons of star sans in my rubbermade storage bin(just deep enough to sanitize racking canes, hoses, etc....) then after sanitizing i will...

yeah as i was saying (and by no means am i trying to degrade anyone or their reputation) in my experiences of going to my LHBS its like Jerry Seinfelds "Soup Nazi" if u know what im talking about. I thought it was odd as well when he said they didnt carry it???? thanks for the info as I am...

also i was wondering isnt B-Brite the same as oxyclean but just a different name?

yeah i wanted to try PBW but when i asked my LHBS guy he kinda scoffed at me and said to just use the B-Brite that they dont carry PBW or oxyclean(Unfortunately he's not the nicest guy) hahahahaha. I will have to order some PBW online to give it a try. thanks Guys also the particular batch i...

yeah i wanted to try that but when i asked my LHBS guy he kinda scoffed at me and said to just use the B-Brite that they dont carry PBW(Unfortunately he's not the nicest guy) hahahahaha. I will have to order some PBW online to give it a try. thanks Gila

noob here so im sure I am just repeating something that has been said many times before on this forum but will post this for other noobs in my position. my LHBS sold me a Brew kit (Glass carboy 5 gallon)with a curved carboy brush and a cleaner included called B-Brite. i have followed the...

noob here so im sure I am just repeating something that has been said many times before on this forum but will post this for other noobs in my position. my LHBS sold me a Brew kit (Glass carboy 5 gallon)with a curved carboy brush and a cleaner included called B-Brite. i have followed the...

thats good to know and will put me at ease. thank u!

true. just wanna learn as much as possible so in case i did make a mistake i wont do it again hahahaha.

Noob here. so i followed brandons o's graff (malted cider) recipe exactly. My first time ever using dry yeast (safale-05). pitched the dry yeast directly out of packet(as per instructed from brew store) at 72 degrees F. into glass carboy that had been fully sanitized in iodaphor solution...

yeah thats what im thinking and really hoping thats all it is. im gonna relax and not stress it. also i may be wrong but seems weird that it could be there so quickly if it was a bacterial infection. this is my first time using dry yeast and i know im jumping the gun but am thinking i will only...

ok cool i wasnt sure about how much activity it would have. next time i may just bypass the blow off tube to minimalize chance of infection switching to an airlock. thanks jewrican. yes i did use pasturized AJ so i didnt boil it heres a couple pics are these spots infection or just...

Noob here. so i followed brandons recipe exactly. My first time ever using dry yeast (safale-05). pitched the dry yeast directly out of packet(as per instructed from brew store) at 72 degrees F. into glass carboy that had been fully sanitized in iodaphor solution overnight then left to drain...