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what does the acid blend do? just wondering?

i did a search but didn't find much. i am wondering which type of lauter tun leads to more efficiency. a deeper grain bed that is not as wide(using an upright cooler) or a less deep but wider grain bed (like in a square rectangular cooler. so does it make a difference. and more importantly...

i am thinking about diving in and not even sure where to start looking. i have brewed beer before but never delicious cider. maybe someone can suggest a simple beginner recipe

ok ok. i will leave. it. i am gonna take a sample back get a hydrometer and measure it. and then when i come back take another sample. how does taking a sample effect the oxidation??

ok thanks i won't move it. can i bottle a 6 pack without affecting the batch? i have 5 gallon in a 6.5 carboy so is taking a 6 pack out leaving that extra head space gonna create any problems? i would also take a sample to measure the specific gravity once i get a new hydrometer.

so after thinking about this for a bit i think i have 3 choices 1- leave in primary for another 2 weeks.(that is when i will be back here) 2- take the whole thing with me in the car(100 miles or so) and deal with it at the other house. 3- switch 3 gallons to secondary fermenter and take 2...

this is really interesting idea. i like it

wow lots of responses. it has been in for two weeks. i just stared at it for about an hour and i get a pretty decent sized bubble every 3-6 minutes. i am guessing this means its not done yet. or is there a reason it would bubble lightly still if it was done. i was thinking about bottling 2...

any way to take a reading without a hydrometer. The homebrew store by me is closed tomorrow and i gotta leave tomorrow night. I wanted to take a reading before i left and bottle. Any suggestions? or better yet anyone in the saugerties/kingston NY area have a hydrometer i can borrow for...

wow cool picture. i assumed the blowoff hose would need to be below the carboy.

so in an ideal world would i be using a 1 1/4 inch blowoff hose and no stopper or a hose that fits over the hole in the stopper???

went to bed and woke up and ..... well i had some foamy stuff on the top of the airlock. do you think my beer is infected? i took out the bung to clean and resanitize and as i was doing that foamy stuff started to come out the top. wiped that off and used a little sanitzer around the inside and...

thanks. that's a cool idea. i will be returning tonight so i will see what the new temp is.

how do you get an aquarium heater in the carboy? i wonder how acurate you can get the temp

just brewed a extract and grain batch. i think i might have put to much water in my primary. i am using a 5 gallon carboy and i added extra water to get to five gallons. now i am realizing i should have left more head space. there is only a few inches before the neck begins in the carboy so...

anyone have a short parts list. i know i need a 5 gallon bucket and a spigot anything else i am gonna need like grommets or orings or anything. prob gonna shop at home depot or lowes if that helps.

anyone seen or used one of these. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-203009003/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=spigot&storeId=10051 am i better off with something like this or a 10 gallon aluminum pot. any opinions on the spigot

hi just wondering how you got to that ratio. why use 3 cups of liquid and only put one cup into the brew. was there more than 1 cup of liquid in the jar. also you added to secondary fermenter correct. did you have to boil it to sanitize first or anything like that??? how long did you leave...

when you say 1 cup of coffee. do you mean a cup of coffee. or do you mean you took a cup of ground coffee and steeped it in 3 cups water and added all the liquid from that? or just one cup of that?

thanks for the reply. do i need to cool to 65 degrees before putting in?