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I've been too lazy with my cleaning. After all that work with bottling, I tend to let the drained carboy just soak in regular water for a bit. Maybe I'll throw in a bit of one step. Now I've got a problem - my last batch was fairly active in the secondary and even formed a bit of a krausen...

So, I'd like to hear opinions on general ways to ensure a happy level of carbonation. The last two batches I made never fully got to where I wanted them. I used 5 ounces of priming sugar boiled in one cup of water both times. Before that, I was just dumping the sugar in the bucket. Probably a...

Brew 5, questions 100 and 101: My friend and I just did a Happy Holiday Ale from Midwest Supplies. It went well, and it smells pretty good. It's been bubbling away for about 5 days now, but it's pretty much done now. However, it's still got quite the krausen bubbly top thing going on. This...

Hey all - My third beer has been bottle conditioning now for 11 days, and I think I've got trouble - very little carbonation. I opened one up just now, and heard only the smallest "ssst" when I cracked the cap. It poured like juice, and has a sugary, flat taste to it. I have noticed very...

These are probably topics that are mentioned elsewhere, but my search on the forum didn't bring anything up. I'm starting up my 4th batch this weekend (Midwest Supplies Honey Porter I'm thinking), and that means it's time to answer a few unanswered questions. My first question is on head...

Hello all, I'm still pretty new to all this (1 batch drank, 1 bottled, 1 fermenting), but I'm getting better. Everyone seems to stress that cleaning is one of the real keys to a good homebrew. I've never been good at cleaning... I'm working at it though. After bottling my latest Chinook...

Ok, here's my story. I'm still new (batch 3 now) and making plenty of mistakes. I bought a new kit (Liberty Cream Ale) from the local shop, and brought it home. I went out to eat first though, and in the process left my Wyeast smack pack out in the car for a couple hours on a warm day. I...

Hey all, I posted a bit ago about dry hopping. I threw in some pellet hops in my secondary on my second attempt at home brewing and was worried about how they are just sitting at the top. They are still there, but I guess that's not the end of the world. I've been reading in other places...

Forgive me if I'm asking something that has already been asked. My first batch only did primary fermentation, but there was a lot of sediment. I realize now that a secondary is very important. However, reading on this forum and elsewhere online, I finally figured out what that extra bag of...