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So here's an update...l Im 99.9% sure what I saw on top of my stout was mold. So I decided to rack into a new carboy. I did this a few days ago and so far no mold... Nothing. So I deem this to be a success. I'm a few days out from having an empty keg so I'm not to worried about not having much...

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gravity was 1.020 when I transferred to secondary. and it's likely dropped a bit since.

defiantly not krausen, it's been sitting in secondary for about 3 weeks.

hey, so ive got a stout in secondary fermenter and it looks like ive got mold growing in the corner (where the beer meets the glass) and bits of little spores sporadically covering the surface. do i need to throw this out? can i save it? re rack it? please help me. i dont want to throw this...

So, i brewed a Brew house Wheat ale (wort in bag kit) ive brewed this before, however this time i used wyeast american wheat instead of the coopers. Its been 7 days since i pitched and the krausen has not fallen. krausen usually falls after day 5 or so for me anyways. im trying to rush this...

Alright, thanks! Is there any danger to having them too long? Perhaps 8'? That way I could shorten till I get best results. And as for the aquarium pump.... I am using an aquarium pump meant to pump air into an aquarium using a pump and vinyl tube. Me setup has the pump at the bottom on the...

Hey guys, I've taken a look at some other threads on this so forgive me if this has been asked/discussed. I've finished my dual kegerator. Temp is 40F C02 reg set at 10psi ish Beer has been at that setting for 3-5 weeks C02 lines 3.5 feet Beer lines at 3.5 feet I am cooling the ss tower with...

hey guys I've searched this but didnt find much relevant. so I kegged a finished wort in a bag kit, but it's to bitter for my taste. is there any way to fix this? add sweetness to it? it's not a bad tasting beer, just not my taste thanks

so... first time making wine from a kit. I'm a beer guy And new to all of this. my wine has been fermenting for about 3 days now and it smells very yeasty. hard to describe. is this normal?

My wife has taken to a bottled wine spritzer My question is.... Could I make a batch of white wine, put it into my keg, carbonate it to a desired level and bottle the entire batch for her???? Thanks

Also, I just realized I don't have any more air locks for my carboys!!! After racking it onto Camden tablets can I just cover with syranwrap? Considering there should be no c02 action? Also I don't have any cam den tablets will just potassium meta sulfite be enough?

Alright, Down to 1.012 SG So... I'm going to rack her onto Camden tablets. Question. How long after bottling it (still, and into wine bottles) is it good to drink and share? Thanks all!!! Spencer

But that a refrigerator which can achieve those colder temps. Will a ranco controller permit me to achieve lower temps on a wine cooler?

How does that work? Is it external? Where do I go about getting one? Many thanks