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Hi guys, I have a batch that did about 3 weeks in primary and has been in a secondary for close to a month now. I was only going to do 2 weeks in secondary but I didn't have time to bottle it. Is 4 weeks to long in a secondary? It is a AHS Amber Ale.

hey guys, I am trying to think of ways to clean and sanitize bottles. The past two batches I have soaked them in oxyclean, rinsed well and run them in the dishwasher without soap to sanitize. Any recommendations on other ways to do it?

My current batch has been in the primary for close to 2 weeks. The OG was 1.055. It has been at 1.020 gravity for about the past 5-6 days. The final gravity should be 1.014. It appears fermentation has ceased as the gravity has not changed in some time. Can I go ahead and move it to my...

Hi all, I used hop pellets on my current batch. I used finely meshed bags for the hops during the boil. One of the bags came open a little during the boil and some of the hops escaped into the wort. I didn't have a strainer so I didn't worry about it. I checked my primary today and saw...

Well I think I have done it! My second batch has been bottled for close to 2 weeks and I am enjoying one as I type. I was just going to sneak one to check the progress and guess what...it is REALLY good!! I am now enjoying a strange proudness and a sense of accomplishment that I have never...

Hey all, I bottled my second batch a week and a half ago. I tried one after one week in the bottles and it tasted pretty good. I think it still has some greeness to it that should go away after 3 weeks in the bottle. The beer had really nice carbonation at 1 week. The head on it was...

My Coopers Lager batch has finally carbonated. It was in the primary for one week, secondary for 2 weeks and primed in bottles 4 weeks. The beer carbonated after about 3 weeks in the bottle. The taste is just not very good. It has a green apple, tad sour/cidery aftertaste. This has been...

I checked my secondary last night and I noticed little spots of white bubbles at the top. There are about 4-5 little areas speckled across the top. Is this normal?

OK, I think I made a big mistake. I racked to my secondary today and I was missing my racking cane so I just used my plastic tube. Problem was that it did reach to the botton of the carboy and made some splashing when it transfered. Is this going to ruin the beer? I know you are not suppose...

How long will beer stay good while its in a keg. Also, does the keg have to be stored in a refirdgerator? I am working on my second batch and I am already getting tired of bottling.

Ok, I sampled a beer from my first batch last nigh. It was a Coopers kit and I was given dextrose to add to it by my LHBS. It fermented for one week, was in the secondary for 2 weeks and has been in the bottles for one week tomorrow. It was primed with 3/4 cup of corn sugar at bottling time...

Hi all, I brewed a batch last Saturday. It had airlock activity within 24 hours and the airlock bubbled for about 24 - 36 hours. It stopped sometime on Tuesday. I took a hydrometer reading yesterday and it was at 1.020. I checked it again today and it was at the same level (1.020). The...

I brewed my second batch of beer on Saturday afternoon. By Sunday afternoon it had started fermenting and the airlock was going about every second. The temp rose to 74 so I cooled it down and was able to stabalize it at about 66 by sunday night. All day yesterday it was at 68 but in the...

Hi all, Started on my second batch this weekend. It is a special bitter kit from the Austin Homebrew shop. It started fermenting about 24 hours after pitching the yeast. The temp rose to 74 at this time. I put the fermenter into a container with cold water and 2 frozen 2 liter coke...

I got my first beer kit that has a mix of extract, grains in a mesh bag and several small sealed packs of hops (got to love Austin Home Brew:rockin: ). Anyway, I went through the instructions and everything is pretty clear. The only thing I am not sure about is the hops. It gives instructions...

Hey everyone, My wife is wanting me to brew her some cherry or rasberry beer in the spring. I am new to the hobby - still in the process of brewing my first batch. My first batch is from an extract kit and I am planning on doing several of these before moving on to harder stuff. I just...

This is a question for all you brewers down south, out west or anywhere it gets HOT in the summer. I just took up the hobby and I am currently brewing in my closet since it is winter and I can control the temp in the house. When summer comes, specifically when we get those 100+ temps in TX, it...

Hi guys, I am in the process of brewing my first homebrew. I am using a Coopers Lager kit that came with my supplies from the homebrew shop. I used corn sugar with it. It started fermenting about 8 hours after pitching the yeast. That was on Saturday evening. It is being stored in my...

hi guys, Is it Ok to use green bottles for bottling your beer? I have a bunch of Heineken bottles that I could use and it would save me some money instead of buying the brown ones from the brew shop.

Hi guys, I am currently brewing my first ever batch of homebrew. I am using a 6 gallon bucket with an airlock for the primary fermenter and I am planning on moving it to a 2nd stage carboy (5 gal) after a few days. About 12 hours after the fermentation started the airlock started to...