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So I just syphoned my wort into my carboy and then pitched my yeast. I put my bung into the top and when I went to push my airlock onto the bung, it well down into the wort. Now I just sanitized the bung so I am not worried about that but what I can do to replace the bung? This thing is going...

I bottled my first batch on Sunday night. It was an IPA that I let sit in primary for 3 weeks, no secondary. I decided to take a look at some of the bottles today and noticed that they have lots of sediment floating around in them. Is that normal or did I get too much yeast and other crap...

I was at the grocery store and I saw the plastic carboys that are used for water. Could you use those for a fermentation container?

I am trying to syphon from my fermentation container to a bucket and it isnt working? How do you start a syphon and how the hell do you keep it going?

I am ready to bottle my first batch and just noticed something about my instructions that came with my kit. My kit came with a bottling bucket and that is what I have been using for fermentation. My instructions state that for priming and bottling that I should transfer my beer to the...

Right now all I have is a bottling bucket and I need to get an additional container for fermenting so that I can have more than batch going. What would you recommend using? What are the pros and cons of each? Any other types of containers I can use?

My beer is now in its third day in my fermentation bucket. What are some of the signs that the beer is fermenting properly. I have it in a white bottling bucket so I cant see inside. All I can see is the airlock and I have notice that the liquid inside was level on the two sides and now it...

So tonight was my first brew day. Everything was going well up until it was time to chill my wort. As of right now, my water and word (5 1/4 gallons) is sitting at 125 degrees and has been off the stove for over an hour. It will not chill, I am getting ready to stick it in the bathtub with a...

Hi! My name is Randy and I just joined the forum today. I just picked up my home brewing kit this week and plan to start my first batch this weekend. I have been wanting to start brewing for a couple of years now and finally purchased the first of my supplies. I love most types of beers...