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Interesting... i use a spray bottle so it was washed then dried then sprayed with sanitizer, where as the second one i got (that i haven't used yet) is bone dry and hasn't even been washed yet and that lid stays on no problem. Maybe it's either soak or dry and it's fine but a bit wet and it...

I got the "siphon-less" BMB (V2? the one with the silicone seal around the lid that friction fits), only used it once so far and I like it but did have the issue that if the seal and neck aren't bone dry the lid creeps its way up (fairly quickly too), nothing a bit of packing tape or a weight...

The benefit is that while it's easy to use the markings inside of the pot when you've got water in there it becomes more of a decent approximation once you have an opaque liquid, never mind adding things like a mesh bag, hop debris, and things like that so a site glass makes it easy to get an...

exactly how i do it. Won't be doing much delabeling anymore though thank god. Started getting wise and buying Guinness draft bottles, not my favorite beer but still a decent brew and a knife takes care of the heat shrink or whatever it is label on there. Rinse it out when it's done. once i've...

hahah i was actually thinking about that. and at the point i transported it, it was actually beer, just not carbed/conditioned yet. Not to say i plan on doing this again but I'm definitely curious about this. I know in NJ that you can transport alcohol but it has to be in containers sealed by...

Pumpkin Batch size 5.5 gallons Boil time 60 minutes Grain weight 9.7 pounds Original gravity 1.061 Final gravity 1.015 Alcohol (by volume) 5.9% Bitterness (IBU) 18 Color (SRM) 8.7°L Yeast Wyeast 1056 American Ale Grains/Extracts/Sugars Liquid Malt - Golden 34ppg...

Does it make it better or worse when i tell you that i'm late for work pretty much everyday and i don't have to be there till 8:30. haha

Well it's been some time since i updated, and not that it's a big deal but just wanted to let everyone know that everything seemed to work out. The beer was successfully transported, bottled, and didn't have any off flavors associated with oxygenation or anything else. It seems to have not...

subscribed. this thread is awesome on many levels.

I'm down for this :D

I was figuring it would work especially since Five Star doesn't make any attempt to hide the fact that IO Star is anything other than Iodine but in a container that makes using it in larger quantities easier (larger meaning an ounce at a time rather than a couple drops.) I wouldn't have ever...

I thoroughly enjoyed this bit, so thanks for that. Just to contribute something to the thread. I have been using IO Star (Iodine), which when diluted to the correct ratio is no rinse. Maybe you can pick some up at the drug store and calculate how much to dilute it (not sure if the...

i did this with my first batch of Mr. Beer. Mine ended up undercarbed but I also guessed at the amount of sugar in a packet. i just went to 7-11, bought a cup of coffee and grabbed a bunch of packets. The beer ended clear and no infection at all, so it was fine for me aside from the undercarbing...

might be able to find a long enough baster as a local bed, bath and beyond or something. or i would think you could sanitize and use your siphon to take a sample, i'd think that this would end up being a bit wasteful but not a huge loss for a few readings.

Thanks very much. Yeah i figure I'll make it an early morning journey so not many people are on the roads. Thanks to everyone, I'll let you know how the trek goes and how the beer comes out in the end. would be nice to have a control batch that can stay put, then i wouldn't mind some...

I can do either. It's a week in (actually about 6 days, 12 hours), i can move it today or I can hold off. I can probably hold off till fermentation is complete, I just didn't want to have to add bottling a batch of beer for the first time to my list of things i have to do. But yeah to answer...

Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to just go for it in the primary maybe some tape over the airlock. Also I was thinking of going really early in the morning so I can make slow stops/accelerations and turns to minimize sloshing too. I brewed this batch thursday. I can move it whenever I want...

Well I brewed my first batch almost a week ago, planned on leaving it in the primary for around 3-4 weeks at least actually, now though I'm moving. Only moving a town away (about 4 miles). Roads aren't too bad around here but i drive an old Jeep Wrangler so anything other than glass feels like...

I did something a bit similar, the biggest difference was on my first batch i was so broke from buying the brewing equipment that i couldn't afford much nice beer so i had one bomber of Double Bastard and 13 PBR cans. It was funny to me though trying to make a nice IPA while I'm drinking Pabst.

i'm only extract right now. This was my first batch, aside from a mr. beer kit, i was thinking of doing this actually though, but i ordered some DME so i should be ok once that gets here. Just out of curiosity how do you store it? i'd assume you could throw it in the fridge but not for much...