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Well, this was a total screw-up. When bottling my last batch which is now fermenting in the bottle, I used PBW instead of my usual sanitizer to rinse out the fermentation bucket, all the bottles, and all the other stuff that came in contact with the batch. I simply grabbed the wrong jug without...

Awhile back, I put up a batch of pumpkin ale from a Midwest Supplies kit. I doubled the pumpkin amount, as highly recommended from all the reviews I read, and added much more spice, also recommended. Come drinking time, the beer was okay but no real unique flavor at all. I couldn't taste the...

I recently tapped into my batch of holiday ale, which tastes great. However, this batch is super foamy and half my glass is foam. I have not had this happen with other batches. What may have caused this? Its more of an inconvenience than anything as you really have to wait for the glass foam to...

I found that my capper is called an Emily capper. Heavy red plastic device with two handles. Does this shed any light on the problem?

I have beer bottled in regular 12oz long necks, and some in 22oz bottles. I use the typical red, two-handled capper with no problems. However, when using a bottle opener, I have had several 22oz and a couple 12oz bottles break off within an inch of the top. Of course, each of those bottles was...

Also made by Five Star, does the same as StarSan but without the foaming. Any downsides to Saniclean?

Hi- Once my brew has a steady FG, I bottle and add the priming sugar for carbonation. I leave the beer at 68-70deg at this time. About how long should I wait for an ale to carbonate before moving the brew to my cold frig at around 42deg? I don't want to short circuit the carbonating step but do...

Thanks for all the great info. I guess the answer was obvious! I bought a racking cane, some tubing and a hose clamp so the path is clear!

Well, based on all the glowing reviews at Midwest Supplies, I brewed a batch of pumpkin ale for Thanksgiving. It is in my fermentor bucket with spigot. When I went to check on it, I saw a huge sediment layer that extends well above the spigot. I am wondering now how to transfer it into my...

Please advuse what you all think about this: I took my 5oz of priming sugar and simply dumped it into my fermented, ready to bottle beer. I did not dissolve it first in hot water. Am I screwed?

Hi All- I just bought 2 5gal corny kegs that are ball lock in design. I'm a little confused by all the fittings and other gear available. What exactly do I need to buy to make these kegs ready to dispense beer? I'm thinking of getting one of those taps that connects directly to the keg, thus...

When I had my saltwater aquarium, I had a 3 canister RO system mounted to the laundry room wall. I filled a 35 gallon trash can overnight bought at Lowes. Check out discount online aquarium supply houses like ThatFishPlace.com or Al's Aquarium Supply. Also eBay. You can get a decent RO unit for...

Would it be a good idea to use this cleanser as a sanitizer? I do have some SaniClean and am familiar with iodophor and StarSan, but I have a packet of the Brewers Edge and don't want to waste it.

Thanks for all the great responses to my question. My confidence is up for just using my trusty IC. I will pass on a CFC for now as I don't want to over-engineer the process, just cool wort! I did get a whirlpool wand today but am unsure as to where to locate the return end. Should it be...

I have a 25' immersion chiller but have read that a counterflow unit cools significantly faster. If I am also using a whirlpool add-on with my immersion chiller, would there be much more benefit to switching to a counterflow? Also, I understand that the wort just gravity drains through a...

Living in north Texas it is simply to warm in the house for brewing. Besides the cool ideas of making a simple swamp cooler out of an igloo cooler, what about those small refrigerators I see at Walmart or Best Buy all the time? They are about $149 made by Heier. As long as the fermenting vessel...

Just getting back into brewing after a number of years. Living in Dallas where it is hot as hell too much of the year, I'm wondering how cool of a space will I need for the brewing process. Lately, the house is around 82 during the day.