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Hi all. We were going to brew a mid sized Belgian 5-7% and already have our 6gal carboys in use. We want to brew again and only have the 5gal ones to use. Would they have enough head space to use as a primary, or would we loose a lot of beer out the blowoff tubes? ....maybe I should just go out...

We are big idiots!! Left a gallon of sanitizer in the barrel and then racked beer on top of it. Now we have sanitizer-beer mix. Is it still safe to drink?? Tasted it and it is thin and watery, but not the end of the world. Ideas??

People talk about saving yeast from a carboy and re-pitching it in new wort. Is it OK to just leave it in the bottom of the primary and just throw new wort on top of it? If so should I do it immediately, or can I do it in the next day or two? Is this a totally crazy idea? Thanks for all of...

Hi all, love the site and thanks for all the great info so far. About 4 weeks ago my friend and I brewed our second batch of beer. It was a triple Belgian IPA that initially was a beautiful light golden color. We brewed a full volume 10 gallon batch and split it into 2 carboys. It stayed...

Something strange happened to a split batch of triple Belgian double IPA! I brew with a friend and we do full boils of 10 gallons, then split the batch into 2 carboys then pitch the yeast. We brewed just our second batch and everything went well. The fermenters are kept side by side in the...

Hi everyone! Brand new brewer and brand new to this forum. Just barreled my first batch. On that same day, decided to brew up a pretty "big" beer. It is a kit from Northern Brewer, called Houblinmonster. It has a OG of about 1.082 and it says to primary ferment for 1-2 weeks and then rack to...