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DarrellQ When I pulled the airlock I sprayed the hole directly with my Star San mix. CO2 is heavier than air so I figured the 1/4 inch hole open for less than 8 seconds total wouldn't let much CO2 out or O2 in. I am a rookie, so I may have screwed my beer, but it seems logical that...

I ended up going through the Airlock hole with my racking cane attached to a 4 inch piece of tubing and attached to a turkey baster. I star sanned the whole rig. It worked better than I thought it would. It drew out about an ounce more than I needed to take a SG reading. I immediately...

I think this is what I am going to do. a turkey baster attached to my glass racking cane with tubing. Pull my airlock, Put the cane into the airlock hole. un-squeez the baster to draw beer up the cane and to the short tubing pull the cane out of the airlock hole and replace the airlock...

Will do.

My wife is already bending my ear over money. I had to replace o lot of my equipment. she thinks every batch will cost as much as this one. That tilt Hydrometer looks like something I needed 10 days ago. LOL . I have to get one before my next batch. Thanks for the suggestion.

I am just looking for hacks that will help me avoid adding oxygen when I take SG readings. Or am I overthinking it? I assume/hope I will only have to take 2. The recipe says to take a reading after 7 days. I am at day 9. I mentioned more than 2 SG reading s "just in case" the SG is still...

This is my third brew. Tho I haven't brewed in 19 years. I have never use a secondary and I wanted to try it for something new. I am brewing a pale ale from a kit. My other brews I did not give oxygenation much thought. just tried to minimize splashing. Currently it is in a plastic...

Hello folks, I am concerned when I check my FG, I will have to open the lid on my primary 2 times. Once this evening and again tomorrow evening to see if has stopped dropping. If it is ready to go into the secondary or almost ready, will the removal of my primary bucket lid add ridiculous...