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I brewed some ale , not sure when, but I stashed it under my backyard deck to see how it would carbonate in that location. Just a 12 pack. I forgot about it and just found it during clean up. It's in dark brown bottles but possibly could have been exposed to sunlight no extreme temperatures as I...

I just purchased a tilt Hydrometer. Does anyone use this or have any advice?

My racking cane failed so I had to improvise. I think I got a lot of air in the wort. Had to manually pump into carboy. Will I be ok? Lots of foam, lots. Following a perfect fermentation with external temp solid 57°F. I'm bummed. It was for Octoberfest.

I brewed my first Sour 9 months ago. After one week on the cake I racked rack a carboy, wrapped it in a blanket and stashed it. Today I infused it with apricot. How long should I wait to bottle it? I only bottle carbonatr at this point. Thank you in advance for experience based advice.

I brewed an IPA and forgot I stored it in my basement in the primary bucket. Airlock is in tact and it's been sitting in my San Francisco basement over a year I'm afraid. Temp between 48 and 68 f depending upon time of year. Should I bottle it or toss it?

I brewed 2 batches yesyerday. It was 91 degrees and I had a hard time getting the wort below 80f. Finally I pitched and carried the product down in the basement. Within 1 hour the air locks were buzzing. 24 hours later, no bubbles. What should I do?

I left my wort in the primary for approx. 90 days. When I went to bottle there was a white, skinlike layer on top of the wort. I bottled it anyway. Can anyone tell me what the white milky skinlike substance is?

The wort has been sitting for 1.5 weeks and I just realized the activated yeast is still in the fridge. What should I do? Thanks

I am looking for plastic or wood crates with individual dividers to store my beer. Still new at brewing about a year and still put together October fest bottles for 100 drinkers at our yearly party. Cases of 24 would be great but hey 12 10 does not matter. I am just tired of the cardboard ones...

I am making an imperial I PA with some added coconut crystals. It seems to be very cloudy. Also it calls for a secondary fermentation plus add 4 more ounces of various hops at the second fermentation. Can I just wait 4 weeks and add hops to the primary or is secondary a must? BTW SG 1.095...

Last Sunday I brewed 2 batches of beer. one batch began to bubble in the airlock within 10 hours a bubble a second for 2 days before it stopped. The other batch has not made a single bubble through the airlock that I know of. I checked the temp and its at 72 F +/- and there is the yeasty foam at...

I just got my sg to stay put for 3 days on some pumpkin spice ale. The beginning sg was 1.095 and now is 1.019. The recipe called for 1.091 and 1.017 so I think I'm ok. I like less carbonated beer than I have been getting from the kits. If I put say only 2/3 priming sugar, will that suffice...

Is there a way to check the gravity without removing the bucket lid? What is the best way from a bucket and a carboy? Thanks

I am brewing my first non kit beer. It is a pumpkin ale and I purchased all.fresh ingredients except for the pumpkin and malt extract. I pitched my yeast at about 65degrees and put the bucket on a copper tun. Normally my batches start kicking within 6 hours and bubble like mad for 15. This batch...

I am doing kit beers and I just did a batch and forgot to cook it because I had to pick up someone. All I did was steep the grains for an hour and dissolve the hops etc. When I came back I forgot to fire back up and cook so I just threw the stuff in the fermenter and added yeast. Should I toss...

When I brew with kit beer it overcarbonates. I live in San Francisco and not sure if climate plays a part. What do I so? If less sugar, half? 3/4? Thanks

Is it ok to bottle beer in 1 litre plastic bottles for Xmas gifting? Thanks

I have been saving bottles to use for my homebrew and today when bottling discovered my capper doesn't work on green Stella bottles. Is there a special bottle capper for these bottles as I have a butt load of them and I already peeled the labels etc.? Thanks:mad:

After I need my bruh I check the specific gravity and it was 1.080 now after fermentation it is less than 1.00 what does this mean?