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This is my fifth extract with steeping grains batch (a repeat recipe) and this one has an odd film on the sides of the carboy. Has anyone seen this before? Thanks.

I have used a couple of kit 5 gal recipes. The instructions required 2.5 gal to be boiled and then top off to 5gal in in the primary fermenter. I am looking at recipes on hopville.com and their 5 gal recipes have pre-boil wort volume at 5.8 gal. Would these recipes be affected by using a...

I feel dumb lol.

I feel dumb lol.

So, first time using leaf hops.....filtering from kettle to primary fermenter didn't go so well. So I had to end up transferring all of the leaf hops into the fermenter. Will this effect my end product (a honey IPA)? I can remove them in 7 days when I transfer to secondary/dry hop. Or should I...

Have a friend who used a kit. They were in target with their OG of 1.05. FG was supposed to be 1.10. Their reading for FG is 1.005. I am a beginner myself so I'm wondering if this is normal and what may cause the FG to be below the stated FG and also that close to 1.0? Thanks!

Brewing my first batch, I had to rig up a blowout tube from my airlock tonight to avoid some major messiness. I have it running to a bucket with some water in it. Do I need to keep the bucket with water in it sanitized? Thanks!