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well I moved it to secondary sometime around march (lost the notes i kept) then moved it from NC to NJ and its since been sitting in the kitchen mostly undisturbed....i changed and sanitized the airlock a couple of weeks ago but that's about all i've done....i've been pretty lazy lately and just...

Hi I just wanted to make sure my process for sanitizing is good... 1. I soaked first batch of bottles overnight in oxiclean 2. Next day rinsed out with hot water then transferred to bucket with starsan 3. Then I emptied out the liquid and placed in 6 pack carriers, sprayed openings with...

Hi, I'm new to brewing and got a starter set for Christmas. I've brewed two batches, one is in primary, the other secondary. I plan on bottling both batches. I'm not a heavy drinker though and my fiancee only drinks wine so pretty soon I'm going to have alot of bottles around. I don't want...

I transferred yesterday and expected a frothy layer or something going on near the surface... It was in primary one week and transferred after I made sure the fg was reached and not changing...now it's completely calm with nothing really going on in there, this is my first batch and i'm not sure...

Hello, I'm making my second batch, (the first is in secondary)...It's the Brewers Best Irish Stout. Just wondering if anybody has any advice or tips beyond the instructions that come with it....Here's what the instructions say: !. Sanitize 2. Steep grains in 2.5 gallons water for 20 minutes...

Hello, I don't have a turkey baster and was wondering if it'd be ok to use a ladle and save all the trouble of using the siphon.... Thanks

Ok so my beer has been in the primary for a week now and I plan on transferring to secondary. Now I know that it's generally advised against and I realize it's not necessary since I'm not adding any fruit. Mainly I'm doing it for two reasons: 1. I want to start making the irish stout asap...

Hello, Well I got a lovely brewing kit from my fiancee for Christmas and finished the first batch yesterday evening...I was very careful about following the instructions and also read Palmer's book for more help.... When I poured the wort into the fermenting bucket there was a significant...