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Should I be worried about headspace in my secondary? I primary in 7.75gallon buckets but all of my carboys are 6 gallons (for doing wines as well as beer). Should I get 5 gallon carboys for secondaries or does it matter?

I'm placing an order from AHS this afternoon and think I want to try my hand at a stout kit... what's your favorite?

So, I'm just starting off :mug: but I realize now that homebrewing requires a little bit of planning :p So my question is, what should I be starting now that will take until fall to be REALLY good? Just starting off should I tackle an oktoberfest or use the few remaining cool weeks before...

I think this is probably the best place to ask... A few years ago I spent about 4 weeks in Germany and I had some of the best beer I've ever had (naturally!) My problem is that I forgot what the name of the best beer I've ever had is... When I came back I of course couldn't find it in the...

I've got a batch of American Wheat that's been in the bottles for 2 weeks now, I'm wondering how long I should wait before taking it down from fermenting temperature to something a little lower? I'm thinking this is probably about the right time... I drank 2 of them last night and they were...

So I just whipped up my 2nd ever batch yesterday... I checked on it this morning and it's fermenting violently (yay!) but uh... it's bubbling out the top of the airlock. It's a constant hiss of air coming out and some beer has seeped out as well. I'm brewing a FatTire Ale, 5 gallon batch, I...

Quick and easy question here I hope! :fro: Does my secondary need to be the same size as my primary? or if I used say a 6.5G carboy primary but plan on using a 5G secondary? I presume since the most active fermentation is done this would be ok? or do i need to use a 6 or 6.5G for a...

Well, it's my first batch but I'm already worried about the carbies. I've been extra careful of course but I opened a bottle last night (after 6 days in the bottle at the same temp as fermentation) and it didn't gush or overflow... but when I poured it into a glass the bubble just kept coming...