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    Sigh...1.038 after 18 days of fermentation

    I use a refractometer and it reads in brix im sure you have the same kind they dont read spec gravity in numbers. your brix reading should be around 6 to 7 if its fermented out that would give you around .010 for a final gravity. once it starts fermenting you cant read the brix scale like you...
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    oxidized beer flavor ?

    I belive it's sort of like wet cardboard
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    bottle labels

    45 bucks for 50 labels you have to be kidding thats more than the beer cost to make.I make labels for just the caps 3/4 round I get 1000 for 7 bucks and print them out on my pc go to avery .com for the free template 5408 is the stickers i use
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    What do you use your hydrometer in?

    I use a refractometer to test gravity before fermantation and during fermintation I just have to use a spread sheet after its fermenting i only need 2 drops to test and less risk of messing up the brew and its very accurate heck this is the 21st century time to get high tech hydro has been...
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    source for large stock pots

    I got my 40qt encapsulated s/s pot on ebay for 40 dollars pluss 16 dollars shipping brand new kitchen outlet I think check it out
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    Possible problems with 2nd brew attempt

    Im new to home brewing and just finished my first brew a pale ale its 5 weeks in the bottle and I have a after taste sort of like plastic or styrafoam is this what yours taste's like
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    Glass Carboy Explosion During Cooling

    Lets have a moment of silence for the poor carboy that you murdered!
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    What do I do about this?

    dont sweat all the fixes.....just get a bigger bucket....i use the 7.9 gal bucket its for making 6 gal kit wines 5gal of beer has plenty of room for active fermentation
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    First 5 gal boil observations

    If you can achive a good blue flame thats the hottest for propane or nat gas yellow flame is toooooo cool and it shoots up the bottom of the pot
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    bottle carbing

    I bottled my first batch last week. Its been in the bottle 1 week the beer is cloudy but i dont see any bubbles or a ring of bubbles in the neck. I used 5 oz of primeing sugar and the bottles are stored at 71 degrees can you see it ferminting in the bottle or not.
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