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Thanks, I'll try the oxy/bleach trick and hope it works. I really don't want to use bags as I would like to just pour it out the spout that's already on the container itself.

I have access to about 20 of the coffee bins you see at grocery stores (the ones that hold the bulk coffee) for free. My questions are: Will the coffee smell affect the grain? If so, is there a way to remove the smell from the plastic? These would be great to hold a couple pounds of...

The alcohol % is usually alcohol by volume (ABV) Try looking into some brew software like beersmith. You can input recipes into that am it will calculate the approximate outcome of various recipes. I believe they have a free trial you can use for 30 days, if memory serves.

I use gallons of spring water all the time. I've done plenty of batches and never had any infections. Works great.

If you do this make sure you adjust your hops. The first time I decided to do a full boil I didn't and instead of an amber I got a nice pail ale. Ended up being pretty good though, so alls well that ends well I guess.

Brewed an apricot ale a couple days ago and took an OG reading. I have to add a can of apricot purée in the next day or two, and I'm just wondering if there is a way to tell the total alcohol percentage when everything is bottled and kegged.

I don't think it should be a problem. The only worry I would have is that the airlock might get clogged during primary fermentation. But after four days it should be settling down. Did you have a problem with the first airlock running dry? You could rig up a blow off tube set up with a three...

I brewed today and am wondering what the outcome will be. Brewed an extract recipe that I have made before. It has a 3# LME addition at the begging of the boil. Bring back to a boil then add some hops. The next step is a hop addition and 3 more pounds of LME added with 10 minutes left...

Another option is maybe try to find a friend that wants to brew also and split potential start up costs. My brother and I live a block away and decided we wanted to start brewing. We went straight for the top of the line stuff and had three batches brewing for $150.00 each. If we split...

I set mine at 25 psi for about 36 hours, then down to serving pressure and wait one more day. I've had pretty good results with that. I also have one regulator for two kegs. I have **** off valves for both kegs after the regulator and the other keg still has enough pressure to serve my beer...

I started using a blow off tube after having to clean some beer off my ceiling. I am fermenting in one carboy between three weeks to a month, then kegging/bottling. There is some krausen (sp?) caked in the blow off tube. Do I need to change tubes or clean it at all? The tube is going into a...