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No, I was looking at maybe adding real cherries to the carboy during the fermentation process. The extract kit is a nut brown ale kit. I was just wondering if others could offer some advice on this approach.

I have been drinking some Sam Adams Cheery Wheat and really am wanting to know if anyone out there has added cherries to an extract kit and if so, could you share some details and how you think the beer turned out?

Duct tape the dog mess out of that carboy just in case it is a crack. Just so that if it does decide to break,.... the glass doesn't cut you all to hell.

I just saw an article on yahoo last week that even suggested adding salt to your ice water will bring down the temp an an average of 7 degrees as compared to if you have not added salt. I would also suspect that making sure your ice water has a respectable amount of water and not just ice would...

Thanks for confirmation man. I'll go with your advice.

Haven't yet started my first brew, that is why I am worried. Taking in notes and asking questions here in the forums. From what I remember reading already, the fermentation activity actually spikes the temperature of the the fermenting beer. Hence why I had a concern of keeping the carboy at...

Question from a newb here also. These swamp coolers, would a sterilite tote container filled with ice water one time work well? If I were to allow the ice to melt and the colder water temp to keep the carboy cold over the initial fermenting process? My basement already stays cooler then my...

Like I said, I think you could duct tape or use clear packing tape all around a glass carboy and protect yourself from this also. In doing that you'd get to keep the glass ones you already have.

Choosing to brew my first time and I want to go with either of these two beer styles: Northern English Brown Ale or Southern English Brown Ale I personally like sweetness and less hop bitterness in the flavors of my beer. Looking for suggestions from some vets who have made several...

Haven't brewed yet myself but have ordered my kit already. Just waiting for it to arrive. Anyhow, I think I am gonna duct tape most of my glass carboy so that if it were to break, it would be more likely to stay together. I will also use clear packing tape in areas in which I may need to see...

evrose, care to share you google spreadsheet?

Also just noticed I could buy a mini keg or two. Is anyone aware of possible problems in taking that approach?

Yeah, I wanted to use canning jars for a different approach. Ball is a brand name of a canning jar maker and their logo is on the jars and I wanted to play off that logo and name my own brew Balls and also paint the cans a good dark color. I may try to can one jar when I make my first brew to...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I am not against using beer bottles, I was just trying to use some creative thinking for a different approach. Can any of you think of possible problems that could come up if I were to try to bottle in canning jars?

I did also order caps,...I have to wonder now if caps will fit the top of these wine bottles. If worse comes to worse, I'll go to a local bar and have them stack a case to the side for me on weeknight and pay them for 60 bottles that have non-twist tops.

Got a kit coming in the mail within the next week. Do not have a kegging kit, so I am concerned that I didn't order 60 new bottles either. However, I have access to enough 750 ml wine bottles to cover the 60 beer bottles. So my question is, would using wine bottles with the plastic/synthetic...