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If your hydrometer and testing cylinder were sanitized it should be perfectly fine. Even if it wasn't sanitized but was clean, it will probably be okay, but the risk of contamination might be increased. Only time will tell...

6.5 gal Topher's Bitter Flush 470

Subscribed. I don't have any answers, but I'm interested in what others have to say. I have an old mini freezer that I plan to build a ferm chamber with...

I think you'll be okay. I think (and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that you generally won't observe much (if any) hot break when using extracts alone because the extract has already been boiled extensively, thereby removing all the proteins that form the hot break. You'll...

Just thought I'd share my Ward Labs report with you all in case it would help someone out. It is tap water from my house in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood. I elected to get the "Beer Test" (a little pricer than the "W-6 Household Mineral Test") because it's an old house and I wanted to...

Am in same boat; first year brewing, after 6+ years of convincing of my wife to allow me to do so. Gemutlichkeit!

I use a (sanitized) strainer to filter out hops/break from my cooled wort when transferring to primary fermenter. Then pitch the yeast and give it vigorous mix with my (sanitized) spoon. Cost = free! The straining seems to aerate well enough - active fermentation begins within hours and I...

8 rounds of various 6-gallon batches (my first year) 35,259 + 48 = 35,307

I Googled "home brewing supplies canada" and came up with this: http://www.bulten.ca/homebrewing/suppliers-in-canada Can't say I've ordered anything from any of them as my LHBS carries everything I currently need. But I have been contemplating some purchases from a couple places off this...

If they're not getting in and drinking your beer, life's grand! :-P But to eliminate them, ever since I read this ( http://lifehacker.com/5635971/lifehacker-labs-capture-fruit-flies-with-a-cup-and-apple-cider-vinegar) post on Lifehacker, I've been doing it with outstanding results...

Thanks gbx. But I should've elaborated -- I meant that I was futzing with water chemistry by adding a bit of gypsum to make my yeast happier (Ca2+) and sulphate to make the hops "pop" a bit more. I'm going to experiment with CaCl2 to play with maltiness. And then ratios (Beersmith to the...

Am from Vancouver and pretty new to HBT. Also fairly new to home brewing. Started 7 months ago with kits (tried Coopers ESB and then Barons IPA). Found both lacking something (eg body). So moved into malt extract (amber ale and then an IPA, both dry-hopped). Still wasn't satisfied. So am...

Getting the bottom of the carboy spotless is a difficult, because the water pressure from the jet dissipates quite a bit by the time it reaches the bottom of carboy. Have you tried soaking the carboy in water with a little dish soap? It'll help loosen up the crusties. Then scrub a bit with the...

Granite's "Peculiar" (Halifax, NS) and Driftwood's Fat Tug IPA (Victoria, BC). And I absolutely loved the Guinness straight out of the tap at St. James Gate in Dublin...