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Ok i'm pretty I should throw out this brew I got going.... I used rubbing alc in my air lock (my mom got very mad I was using her vodka). This brew fermented very fast the CO2 caused the top to blow off, and at least half of the rubbing alc got mixed into the brew... :'( I'm pretty sure i...

I made a Russian Imperial Stout last night, and i just got home from work, and the top was about to blow off, i took out the air lock because it was full of foam (all the vodka had been pushed out). When i took out the air lock it just kept foaming. It looks like a volcano. WHAT DO I DO!?!

Hey guys, Me and my friend just bottled 5 gallons of German Altbier. We tried a little and it tastes great. I was a little worried that it would come out too dark, but after putting some in 2 pint glasses the color was perfect. We bottled it all and it came out to exactly 50 12oz. beers...

I am following the directions to make German Altbier and it says to move the wort into the secondary fermenter after 5-7 days. I am going to move it on the 6th. I am worried about the yeast and carbonation. I am just going siphon the wort into the secondary (a carboy) and seal it up, without...

Me and a buddy of mine made German Altbier, i must say the smell was amazing. I think it came out great but as a newbie i got some more questions for you guys. 1-After putting the hops in, some water evaporated an the water level went down, leaving the hops stuck on the side above the water...

I will probably be picking up my new 5 gallon beer kit tomorrow, and will be making amber ale. This will be my first 5 gallon brew, I have done a few Mr. beers. I plan on using a 5 gal. bucket as my primary, and a 5 gal. Carboy as my secondary. Then i will bottle it into glass bottles. I will be...

Hey guys, I just made my first batch of beer with a mr. beer kit. It was a lot of fun so i'm looking into buying a bigger kit. Most likely a 5 gallon one. Am I better off going with a carboy (plastic/glass)? Or buckets? Any other advice would be much appreciated.