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I have read some of this before, do they mention how to use Irish moss?

Hey everyone so I am finally going to make some beer! But I'm not completely sure how to go about it. I've made wine and have been soon much reading about beer, but I'm still unsure of some things. I bought a beer mix in a can and spray malt and dextrose and I'm wondering how to properly...

yea im having the same problem with my hydrometer. i just found out its not even calibrated properly. mine is supposed to be calibrate to 68 like yours. but instead of sitting at 1.000 it sits at 1.006! I have been just subtracting the .006 from all of my readings but you make an interesting...

thats interesting, so roughly where should the hydrometer be at for a final gravity reading? iv heard ppl mentioning anywhere as low as. 990 and up to. 998. but i want to be careful if i do not add any chemicals. yea iv heard about acorbic acid, its an acidic substance, but how does it help...

so iv heard these two additives work best in combination, is there truth to this? From my underdtanding, it sounds like its important to be using ATLEAST the pot meta to protect the wine but i have some wines that i have no intentions of backsweetining so is the pot sorbate really nesscecary?

i have found some but only on he internet and id rather not pay shipping. what is the store called on hamilton road? i think ill give them a call first and make sure there in stock

okay thanks guys ill be shopping around for some later. its good to know its available cuz all the local places i look just have the standard k meta.

Im looking for some starsan within canada but i am having no luck so far. its almost like its sold exclusivley in the united states. does anyone know where to find some within canada i live in southern ontario in the london and st thomas area.

hey beer lovers. im looking for a great beer book as i have no beer books yet. I am new to the alcohol making scene and i have made some wine succesfully. and have one wine book so far. but now i would like a good beer book! even though im new to this stuff iv been researching alot and...

Taking a WAG? :-| what does that mean? And yea no more metals will be put in there. Atleast until i find out exactly how to use the k meta properly on my equipment...

I have tried using some pottasium meta in a 5 gal plastic bucket, i had all my plastic equipment and some metal stir sticks also. I checked on my equipment the one day and i noticed the metal was rusting or being eaten my the k meta.. There was a brown-red color rubbing off the metal when i...

Thanks wolf man, you the man! Im just gathering my equipment up and soon my first batch will be brewing!

this is a good discussion and im glad i finally found one regarding heat on the beer bottles. I threw a bunch of empty beer bottles in the dish washer half an hour ago to clean them up. I did leave a decent amount of space between them and didnt over load the dish washer either. I just read...

Well it was only 20 $ for 5 gallons so im asuming the pot is aluminum. But it does have stainless steel handles which is nice. I got it at XS cargo if anyones interested. Those are great points from both of you i will re heat it and taste test it. But wouldnt the water be tainted from...

Hey guys. I need your help as this is the first time i have tried oxidizing a aluminum pot. Ill explain, i bought a 5 gallon aluminum pot with a aluminum steamer insert and i used reverse osmosis water and filled the pot nearly to the top. i let it boil at high temperature like as hot as my...

Hey ladies and gentleman, I have a question thats regarding BEER! Today I grabbed our empty beer bottles from around the house and boxed them up and stored them away, that way my roomates would not return them to the store. My plan is to re use these for homemade beer. But then I came across...