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How many batches have you cycled through in those 3 months?

I was wondering how long you can use a mixture of star San before replacing it. A brew friend of mine told me I could make a few gallons in a sealed pail and use and recycle the star San for a few months. I have done so since I started brewing (6 months ago) and only replaced the 3 gallons...

I have used the 3 piece airlock method with the tubing plugged directly into the body of the airlock but have had clogs and nearly explosions before. Those were also 5 gallon batches in a 6.5 gallon carboy. I can perhaps use a 1/2" tubing blow off of my 6.5 gallon big Mouth bubbler but I'm...

I have recently received the "plinian legacy double IPA extract" kit from northern brewer. After closely reading the instructions this ipa makes a 6 gallon batch to account for the amount of hops added. My concern is a 6.5 gallon fermenter won't have enough room for the expansion during...