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to start, I just can't find an easy way to sanitize my equipment. I just used Saniclean for the first time and I know that its a "no rinse" sanitizer but does that apply to everything I'm using, i.e. racking hose, bottle caps etc., or just to the carboy and bottles? I'm a little weary of not...

My brew is in its primary fermenter. I think it may be time to bottle but the trub at the bottom of my carboy prevents me from getting a cleat sample with my wine thief. Will this cloudy settiment change my hydrometer reading and do I need to find a way to obtain a clearer sample? And if so how?

My brew kit instructions read... "Allow the beer to settle for 3-4 days after fermentation ceases (no more bubbles in the airlock). Generally, you'll be ready to bottle a week after beginning fermentation" It has been over a week for me, and the airlock is bubbling ever so slightly. I...

I'm new to brewing, just tried my second 5 gallon batch and about 8 hours after pitching my yeast and securing the airlock, the 5 gallon glass carboy it was in blew the lock off the top and a geyser of my brew literally spouted out leaving only about two gallons of liquid in the container. What...