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hi all, i had a pilsner that finished fermentation a little high in gravity, but it didn't seem to move after a few more weeks, so i just bottled it thinking that maybe i had mashed a little high or something... it tasted great and we've been happily drinking them... until! i noticed one had...

no luck. :(

hope these work... this is the culprit

used the oxy and TSP i bought at home depot, definitely looked like it was good stuff, scrubbin away... HOWEVER failed to eliminate what are likely mineral deposits. i'm going to try the vinegar and let you all know.

haven't tried oxyclean, but have tried bleach and sanitizer separately. residue from sanitizer water in my starter jug was cleaned with vinegar...is this a possibility?

Hi Everyone, I came into ownership of a neat shaped carboy ~5 gal, previously used for red wine. It has a film of haze, whitish, almost like salt on your winter steps that I can't seem to get rid of. It reminds me of when glassware gets old...maybe it's just a sign that it was used/loved...

Hi Everyone, couldn't find any definite info on this one... I'd love to get a bigger pot and switch to full boils but don't have the ability to brew outside. Does anyone know of an electric burner NOT a stovetop like the stand-free propane turkey fryers that people use? That could handle a...

thanks guys, i think the temp WAS too high... never got that before...the grape taste i mean. and i've never had a problem just using the tap for my other beers... here's to keeping fingers crossed. :)

hi everyone, i made the all grain fuller's porter clone from a recent issue of BYO and after a bit of conditioning in the bottle it has a definite nose of grape cough syrup. the recipe was in a feature on brown malt...never having used it i wasn't sure what it was taste like but i'm...

the ipa is STILL going (movement and bubbling) 13 days later?????

hi everyone, thanks so much to all the kind responses to my previous questions. a few times i have noticed primary going quite a bit beyond its average 2-3 days... i know factors such as underpitching cold temps lager yeasts can extend the primary fermentation a bit, but what might be...

hi everyone! does anyone have any tips for cleaning blowoff tubes? my last batch REALLY got it gunked up inside and i'm not sure how to proceed. any help is much appreciated! ed

Hi everyone, I posted a topic regarding a WLP english ale I received in the mail that I was worried about having gotten too warm. I pitched it, no starter, into 5 gallons of 1052 wort in the 70's. Primary lasted a few days now it's still and it's been about a week. Only down to 1020. In...

Hi All, I know that many of us use mail order for brewing supplies, and it's no secret that summer heat is a danger even WITH ice packs. I had an order arrive (I picked it up FROM the UPS man) with 2 vials of white labs english ale and a melted ice pack. Even after days of refrigeration the...

hi all, i've really been enjoying whole foods' brand rice milk, which i had never had before. in one of those 'you know you're a homebrewer when...' moments, i thought, "hey, could i ferment this stuff?" so does anyone know if you threw in say, a WLP sake yeast, would it ferment this...

thanks everybody. are volume and weight fairly equivalent? example: would 3/4 cup of corn sugar for a 5 gallon batch mean we're shooting for 6 oz of corn sugar by weight? it seemed to me that 6 ounces in WEIGHT was MUCH more than 3/4 of a cup when looking at it. i noticed jamil has a chart...

hi everyone, i had posted a topic about carbonation irregularity a few weeks ago and received many kind replies. the most mentioned pointer was to measure priming sugar by WEIGHT instead of volume to account for settling. after bottling a 4 gallon rauchbier today, using my scale, i went...

thanks guys, here's a link to the recipe for the homebrew one i cloned (unrelated to my purchase of the MASSIVE bottle, other than i love the beer) Homebrew Chef: HOTD Adam Beer i ended up using much less pale malt (i think it's formulated for no sparge) and used some DME instead. thanks for...

Hi Everyone, I recently got a 3 liter 'jeraboam' of 2002 hair of the dog 'adam' beer that was, uh, mysteriously emptied. Anyway, I've cleaned and sanitzed it and would love to reuse it but the rubber gasket on the swing top needs to be replaced. anyone know where I can get a large size...