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Wow! You both gave me some nice piece of information! Thank you! :mug: :-)

Also what are good additives to add? And how long does it take for fermentation to finish?

I'm currently starting my first batch of cider. I want to start with 1 Gallon. How much Sugar and Yeast should I use; and what's the best Yeast to use?

I recently brewed a kit and decided to spice it up with some oak wood to get some oak flavour. It worked really well .. The oak was strong but then the its taste disappeared more and more until completely gone. Is there any way to keep the oak taste?

No the last beer was a pilsner. I figured they'll settle nicely but I think next time I'll use a filter as well. I shook it and it seemed to go away but not like they should. I hope it's just the gravity of a Stout ;)

I brewed a Stout beer a couple weeks ago and decided to add hops (saaz & northern brewers). After I added them there should be a foam on top created by the hops. Last time I did it the hop foam and sediment settled down nicely but this time it kept hanging on the top preventing me to bottle it...

I'm glad you told me, I thought the only way they can explode is adding too much sugar then bottling lol the beer is now at 37 hours and still no activity. If it doesn't do anything by tomorrow I'll prestart some yeast I have here and put a table spoon in and see if it'll get the party started :)

I added the air lock so now I know that is good. The hydrometer I almost bought but decided since I'm a beginner I'll buy it in the near future and just buy the absolute essentials for now. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it'll start. Hopefully in the morning I'll see activity in the air lock...

I brewed my Munton Pale Ale yesterday. When I filled my fermenter with water (after mixing the kit and all) it got too cold. Instead of waiting for it to warm up I sprinkled yeast anyways; because a lot of people say its better to pitch yeast early then to wait for right temperature and let it...