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I know it is typically fine to leave the lid unsnapped for primary fermentation, as the CO2 will push out any bugs. However, I plan on leaving the beer in the Ale Pail for three weeks, and skipping secondary. My lid seems not to want to seal or snap down, so it is just resting on the bucket. Am...

Hello All, I've been a lurker for a long time now, just getting back into homebrewing. I'm starting with extracts again, and bought a AHS Dry Stout Kit (DME). I plan on doing a 2 - 2.5 gallon boil, with only about 1# of DME boiling for the full sixty minutes. The rest (5#) I will add at...

Hello All, I am brewing a Cooper's Real Ale extract kit (using Light and Amber DME for fermentables) tomorrow, and have a couple questions. First, I am think about just covering my primary (6.5 gallon ale pail) with a clean towel versus the lid. I have done this with wine and got fine...

Hello All, I apologize if this has already been answered but I used the search feature to no avail. I have a batch of Apfelwein nearly ready for bottling, and I am thinking about bottle carbonating it. I have received conflicting information from other sites as to whether or not I need...