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if im not mistaken u can get a beginners acid etching kit from walmart.. u can either free hand it, or they have an assortment of sticker like applications that u just put the stickers on, wait a certain amount of time and wash off.

i dont make much cider, but wyeast has a strain specifically for ciders.. and cold crashing helps improve brilliance.

tomorrow ill be breaking out the turkey fryer and brew up 5 gallons of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, i just discovered this beer 2 weeks ago and knew immediately id end up brewing it.

dont worry about it, check it with your hydrometer again in 3 days, if theres no change, id call it finished

what was the temp? lower temps, like in the lower 60s will result in a slower (and often cleaner) ferment

i happen to like sierra nevada pale lol..

thanks for all the answers! Hermit, ill get the pressure cooker a shot cuz im always willing to try something new, and this is probably the last 'real' use of my pressure cooker once i figure out how im going to start my steam mash system. thanks again!

well im three hours from my LHBS and i cant justify the drive for corn suger. i didnt feel it would be right to add plain table sugar for priming

probably a stupid question.. i did some searching and i couldnt find exactly what i was looking for so i decided to ask the experts. i was wondering if there is any benefit for priming a keg of red rye ale with invert sugar. my thinking was that after primary fermentation the yeast may be...

let us see the recipe, wheat, rye, cara malts, they all improve head retention

transplant at night, it will lessen the stress on the plant if u plan to transplant the whole thing. a burlap bag works well for making sure you dont break too many roots. and right before u put the plant in, supplement with B12 to reduce transplant shock.

i have this same model and converted it in about an hour. i didnt bother with a tower, i have two taps on the front of it. this is my first kegerator and is definitely a conversation piece. most of my friends were at first like 'what the hell is that?' until i pour a glass of golden goodness.

unless u have a thermometer in your primary, temp differences will give u a different gravity.

500 thanks!

i highly recommend installing on a jump drive. i use BrewTarget and i keep it on my jump drive on my keychain along with my favorite beer recipes.

i wouldnt be so worried about stirring, its splashing that will give u oxidation

another person brewing thanks to Mr. Beer. for being such a hated product, it sure turns alot of peeps onto brewing. im one of them, lol

for aerating i use an autosiphon with a T in line so as the wort flows to the carboy, the venturi effect pulls in air and suddenly i have aerated (and frothy) wort. cheap aerating solution, cost me a buck i think.

maybe look into using a kolsch yeast strain. its a pseudo lager yeast so u can use your swamp cooler

personally i dont see anything wrong with adding a sachet of yeast to bottling, people sometimes add different kind of yeast to add to complexity. but i doubt youll have any trouble at all when it comes time to siphon to a bottling bucket. the procedure for siphoning would stir up enough yeast...