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    carbination drop question

    I am about to bottle my pear cider using carbonation drops, my question is that on the package it calls for 1 drop per a 12 oz. bottle. My bottles are 15.2 oz. will one drop be enough?
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    did I sanitize enough?

    I m making a pear cider and using reused 15.2 oz. Grolsch beer bottles I received off my brother in-law. The bottles are green and have a flip top. When he gave them to me they had mold inn the bottom of the bottles I guess from left over beer residue and from sitting for a few weeks. I filled...
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    did i sanitize well enough?

    I m making a pear cider and using reused 15.2 oz. Grolsch beer bottles I received off my brother in-law. The bottles are green and have a flip top. When he gave them to me they had mold inn the bottom of the bottles I guess from left over beer residue and from sitting for a few weeks. I filled...
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    to bottle or not to bottle

    I am brewing a brewers best double IPA and tomorrow will be 3 weeks in the primary. I don't intend to do a secondary. I took a FG reading and it read 1.018 and according to the instructions it should be between 1.015-1.019 so I'm in the range of FG. I really want to bottle tomorrow as I am off...
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    TOO much trub???

    Today I made my 3rd batch of beer using a brewers best kit. It is a Double IPA. I followed the directions to the T, except when it said to avoid the transfer of the heavy sediment from the bottom of the brew pot to the fermenter. Now I did try to avoid the transfer put the strainer would get so...
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    New to wine making have a few questions

    My wife and I have started to make our own beer and have had great successes, now we are getting into wine. I have a couple questions, first does it make any difference on what color glass bottles I use, we are making a red wine and I have collected clear bottles and dark bottles. Second I'm...
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    too much priming sugar

    I just bottled my first ever batch and just realized now that I made a mistake. I used the 5oz. priming sugar packet my kit came with recommended for 5 gallon batches, but my brew was only about 4 gallons am I going to have bottle bombs? What should I do? They have been in bottles about 30...
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    t specific gravity reading from secondary

    Today makes the 12th day in secondary fermenter and I took a gravity reading in hopes to bottle in 2 days as long as it has not changed. My reading looked to be 1.016 the same as the day before and day of transferring it into my secondary. The beer looked good and smelled good, I even drank my...
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    should I wait longer?

    I brewed my first IPA on the 31st of December, transferred to secondary on the 6th of January. Now that it has been sitting in the secondary for 9 days now I am itching to take a gravity reading, then on the 18th which would make 12 days in secondary take another, if it reads the same bottle'em...
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    sticky thermometer placement

    When using a larger container filled with water ice to keep you carboy or bucket to a cooler temp. where do you place your sticky thermometer? I currently have mine on the lower part of my carboy and bucket but if placed in water container to keep cool I can no longer see to read the temp and...
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    Hoegaarden shelf life?

    I wanted to make a Hoegaarden clone from a kit that I saw at my local HBS for a family camping trip in June. My question is if I make it now will it still be fresh come June, or should I wait a little closer to make it? Also If anyone knows of a good clone kit for this beer and have did it...
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    Update on first brew and tyransfer into carboy

    Well today was day 6 in the primary fermenter, and after a long back and forth debate with myself as to transfer to secondary or not, I decided to just follow the direction that came with my Brewers best IPA extract kit and transfer into my carboy for second fermenting. First I took another SG...
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    Update on first brew

    Well today makes the 5th day in my primary fermentation container. the bubbling from the air lock is now only every 2 minutes or so. I opened the container for the first time being sure to sanitize my hands and outer container prior to doing so. Once opened I notice very little krausen on top...
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    Question about using my propane turkey fryer.

    When I use my propane turkey fryer and bring my water to a boil I have It turned all the way up to bring my 2.5 gal. of water to a boil faster. Now when it comes to a boil and I add my LME and DME should I lower my flame to just barley a boil or leave it on high for the duration of steeping and...
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    is it always necessary to take the original gravity

    I forgot to take a reading of my OG when doing my first ever brew two days ago. Is this going to be a problem? I am thinking that it will only effect me knowing my ABV. I will make sure I check my FG and wait till I achieve it prior to bottling.
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    is it always necessary to take the original gravity

    I started my first brew the other day it is a brewers best IPA, I'm on day two of the fermentation process. After the whole process of chilling and pitching the yeast I forgot to check the original gravity. Will this cause any issues other than me not knowing what my ABV might be? I will still...
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    Hello from Pottstown PA.

    Well just got a home brew kit from my wife as a Christmas gift, and so far made my first batch. I used a Brewers Best IPA ingredients kit and now its on its 2nd day of fermentation sitting in my family room in a plastic 5 gal. bucket. Smells great as it bubbles every second or so from the air...
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