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Thanks newbee, that's pretty interesting. My stuff is cheap, but I don't think it's cheap enough to be that adulterated stuff, which I've encountered as well. However, I too wonder if there's some sort of method to test it at home. As for everyone else - thanks for all the help! The first thing...

Hello everyone, I posted this in the beginner's forum as well, although I am not, strictly speaking, a new brewer. I've made a few 5-gallon batches in my Poland Spring water jugs, and had to leave it alone for a while for school. Now that I'm looking to restart, I'd like to put some of my...

Hello everyone, I am not, strictly speaking, a "new" brewer. I've made a few 5-gallon batches in my Poland Spring water jugs, and had to leave them alone for a while for school. Now that I'm looking to restart, I'd like to put some of my practices under this forum's scrutiny to refine my...

A friend and I have been fermenting some mead wort for the past month and, according to our personal tastes, have deemed it ready. However, there is some residual fermentation occurring, and we don't want the taste to change any more or the % alcohol to get any higher than it already is. Is...

Because, as far as I understand (my knowledge, admittedly, is limited), airlocks are needed during fermentation for the sole purpose of letting excess gas (CO2) escape, would it be possible to use balloons instead? A balloon would serve the same purpose - it would allow fermentation to occur...