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Anyone sanitize their bottles and then press and seal them after they take them out of dish water if they can't bottle that day?

Hey guys need advice. I brewed up a hef Tuesday. I went out of town and left it in charge of my wife. THe brew was kept about 59-63 while I was gone. My wife kept telling me that she saw no activity in the airlock, but as I know from reading there doesn't mean anything. Well when I got...

Okay our internet data is down so I'm doing this for my phone please bare with me I got a question I'm up getting ready to start a blackberry and orange- Hefeweizen . in the directions under miscellaneous ingredient it says primary 10 days five pounds of blackberries so my question is am I...

So got watermelon ale. said to bottle after 14 days. It took a gravity reading when I put in 2ndary to add flavoring. It was within finish range. It is now 21 days and I am just now getting to bottling. What can I expect if anything?

So in my fermentor is Williams brewing Watermelon Ale. I am supposed to add the Watermelon flavoring at bottling. After opening it up. I am not so sure about it. Anyone see any problems with adding it before fermentation is over to maybe get it a bit more settled by bottle time?

So here is what I need. 6lb 10oz Coopers Wheat Extract, liquid Boil 3° 35 Serously? So twp 3.3 don't make it. So can I get a six pound and make up the 10oz with a dme or go only 6.6. or just buy the extra and waste the rest?

Guys thanks again for the patience and answering so promptly. So one of the receipts I am planning to brew calls for Citra Leaf. Why leaf over pellets, and are the leaves handled differently than the pellets? Lastly could you just sub pellets and not cause problems with the process

Guys thanks again for the patience and answering so promptly. So one of the receipts I am planning to brew calls for Citra Leaf. Why leaf over pellets, and are the leaves handled differently than the pellets? Lastly could you just sub pellets and not cause problems with the process

Have a buddy that has had his beer(vienna Lager) in the fermentor for 8 weeks. He is afraid it is ruined now. Should he go ahead and bottle?

Not ready to tackle all grain yet. So my question is there some kind of chart or site that will give a comparable extract to the all grain recipe? I am stepping out there and actually doing a beer from a recipe instead of a kit, so I am heading in the all grain direction, just don't have...

Ok so brewday got messed up. Guess I should have looked at my kit first:) So if I activate the yeast am I on the clock for using it?

Hi Guys. Hey I am getting ready to brew my second beer. I have been doing some research and have seen some people using these http://www.lowes.com/pd_126394-968-11583/12FF_0__?productId=1008387&Ntt=paint+strainers&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dpaint%2Bstrainers&facetInfo= They are supposed to...

So I am new to brewing, but have been doing a lot of reading trying to increase knowledge base so I can move on from kits. So here is my question. I have seen vids of mash tuns being made out of coolers. I have seen copper cut and uses and even stainless steel tubing like for a washer...

So this summer I was at a conference in Reno. We are from Illinois. My Wife joined me and we spent the weekend driving Lake Tahoe. While there I always have to try the beer that I can't get at home. My wife tried a 21st amendment hell or highwatermelon ale She loved it. So as my 2nd try at...

Ok so I recently brewed my first beer. It is a Imperial Blonde Ale from Brewers Best. It has been bottled for about a week now. I cracked open a bottle after 5 days. It had a nice head and finishes nice, but that first drink is harsh. Very off putting. So I guess my question is will that...