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That makes since, for consistency's sake. Is there a 'small bubbles' vs 'big bubbles' debate, in that case, like the Champagne/Charmat differences?

I thought of a different take on this question last night... What do commercial breweries do? Do they do something similar to the Charmat method of making sparkling wine (hit it with C02, or something)? What about craft brewers who commercially bottle beer?

Thanks for the link. Looks like there is no real answer, like most things in life. YMMV might as well be etched into our carboys.

Major beer foul... I'm not one to cry, but this would probably hit me like a pet dying.

I'm not the expert, but I know that they are not the same thing. Corn sugar is from corn (obv), whereas table sugar is derived from sugar cane or beets, I believe. I think they are chemically very different, and will break down differently in the fermentation process. Papazian says to...

Wow, using some of the wort...that's an interesting idea. Seems like you might get a varied amount of carbonation, depending on the sweetness of your wort. Would you use brix as a gauge? What brix is corn sugar, typically?

So, we're debating over the pros/cons of using DME vs Corn Sugar for our priming sugar... Does it really make a difference? Most things I read suggest that corn sugar doesn't impart any flavors. Obviously expense factors into this discussion, but our main concern is getting good, solid...

Maybe it wasn't capped up real tight?

And here I was, thinking chemistry was a waste of time...If they'd have told me beer was chemistry back in college, I'd be a Chemical Engineer (or have blown myself up trying to ferment something caustic).

Blog link fixed...we South Carolinians apparently love our homebrew! We hit up Thomas Creek today at lunch, to pick up some new supplies.

Guilty as charged on the hop head front...and also guilty (though all faculties were not impaired) on the reason behind the hydrometer malfunction... We have been considering a free trial for Beersmith, and I'm glad to hear some positive things about it being helpful. We have an idea for a...

Thanks, Yooper. That's exactly what I needed. It's a ballpark, at this point, anyway, but I really just hoped that we were in the range we were supposed to be. I was basically stuck with having to use the recipe's intended SG for my starting point. The recipe, as it was written was in the...

Hi guys, this site looks great (and informative). I just got started with the first batch, with a couple of friends of mine (we're blogging it at http://greenvillebeerbrothers.blogspot.com, if you care)...we're excited to jump headfirst into the hobby. We bought a recipe kit for the first...

FYI, you can see pics here, if that helps.

Hi guys. First post! Friends and I bought a kit, and launched our brewing adventure, the other day. So far, everything is going pretty well. I've got a roiling fermentation going, and I am confident that we kept things clean throughout. We did, however, screw up our Original Specific...