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I did a blonde ale and racked it to a secondary carboy. 4 days later i noticed that a white film substance was forming on the top surface of the brew. I tried to shake the carboy to see if any fermentation was still active, but no bubbles came out of the air lock. When disturbed, more of the...

Thanks all! I'm using a glass carboy as the primary and I brew with the garage door open......What does RDWHAHB mean? Thanks 808

Hello all, I brew in my garage and have a batch in the primary. Is it ok if I smoke in my garage? Would it give the brew some off flavors?? I should quit smoking then I need to quit drinking>>>:mad:

Hello all! How do I get my rubber stopper out of a glass carboy? Ive tried pulling it out with a needle nose plier. Its a pain to get these out. Thanks again, 808

Hello, I bought a Cherry Ale kit from my LHBS. Apparently they ran out of the Oregon Cherry Puree can. Could I use any type of canned cherry or fresh cherry?:mug:

I have a 2 liter growler that I recently used to bottle my brew. Would it be ok if I drank a glass of brew, close the growler and put the rest of it in the fridge? How long would my beer stay fresh if I slowly consumed it? I cant drink 2 liters of beer in a day:drunk: . Maybe 1 liter. :rockin:

Im an extract brewer. Does anyone have a recipe for a Fat Tire?

Ive been an extract brewer for about a year now. I want to get into all grain brewing. I came across this site that sells this item: http://northernbrewer.com/pics/thumbs/basic-ags.jpg How do I use this type of set up and what are the steps that I need to know? (step by step in lazy man terms...

808 means the phone area code for Honolulu, Hawaii.:rockin: :rockin: :rockin:

Hello all, I just brewed a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone and I dry hopped a half ounce of hops after I transfered to the secondary fermenter. So far its been 11 days and the hops never settled to the bottom. Do I keep in the secondary till all the hops settle? Or do I have to do a third stage...

Added a half cup of baking soda and boiled it 20 min. what does the baking soda do?

Passload, Thanks for the reference. Is that your Kegerator?

Hello all, -I just scored a 5.6 Cubic ft Absocold Refrigerator (model# GARD562M) for $30 bucks. I want to make a double tower kegerator out of it. I know the Sanyo 4911 is the most popular fridge to make a double tower out of. I was wondering if the Sanyo is the same size as the one I got...

How long will a 5 gallon bucket mixed with water and Idophor last? After Im done drinking my homebrew I rinse the bottles then soak the bottle in the solution until the bucket becomes full with more bottles. Once the bucket is full, I then empty the bottles and place on the drying tree. Is...

Hello, I know that 15 minutes at the end of boil you have to soak your immersion wort chiller into the boiling wort. I forgot about the 15 minutes so I soaked it at 5 minutes at the end of boil. Is the 5 minutes enough time to sanitize the chiller or should I be worried about contamination...

Is it possible to create a beer without using malts, hops and extracts? Could I just go to a super market and purchase ingredients to make a decent beer? If anyone did, how did it come out and what did you buy? Thanks 808

Thanks for the help. Would you by any chance have a picture of it? So I could get a better idea.Thanks again808

Could I use one of those Rubbermaid 5 gallon drink dispensers as a fermenter? Would it require to drill any holes or have some kind of special fittings? Thanks for all your support 808

Im intrested in getting a conical fermenter. -The Stainless steel ferementer is pretty expensive. And it is said to be better than plastic because it has a less chance of harboring bacteria. I saw it on this link: www.blichmannengineering.com -The Plastic one seems more in my price range. And...

Thanks for the input. I feel better. 808