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I've been brewing beer for 4 or 5 years and have been considering brewing wine. I finally just bought a merlot kit and am planning on making it. I'm trying to use existing stuff I already have. The instructions say to use one step cleaner. Is this any different/better from pbw? They also say to...

I have been brewing my own beer for a couple of years now and have only made 8 or 10 batches because I don’t really drink that much beer. I give some to my son and a friend to get rid of it. I tend to be more of a wine drinker so I started looking at making my own wine. I had thought it was much...

First of all I have only done full volume extract brewing. I haven't gone to all grain (yet). I have often wondered "Why not add the LME/DME at the end of the 30 minute steep?" In either case, you have to watch for boil-over, but what advantage is there to bring it up to 210 -> 212 before adding...

I have a 10 gal brew bucket with a stainless spout and am brewing 5 gal full volume extract brews. The last two of times I wanted to transfer into my fermentation bucket the brew didn't flow out of the spigot. How do you guys keep the trub from plugging the spigot? The last 2 brews were from...

Palmer says to add the LME when you pour the water in and before you heat it (p 144 of latest edition). Others say to add it right after the specialty grain steep. My LHBS instructions say to add it after you reach boil. Which is best? I believe Palmer is the so-called "expert".

A good friend just gave me 18 of the 16 oz ceramic capped bottles. How do I clean these puppies? Can I just remove the rubber seal or do I have to remove the whole cap? I was planning on a 24 hour soak in pbw then a rinse and another 24 hour soak in pbw and another rinse. Of course, sanitizing...

After 2 great batches I finally made a (IMHO) huge error. I was bottling my third batch (a 5 gallon oatmeal stout extract from Midwest, no secondary fermenting). I cleaned the bottles, rinsed, and sanitized. I then made up my priming solution, cooled it somewhat and poured into my bottling...

I have done 3 homebrews now. All were extract kits. Two came out excellent, the third hasn't been bottled yet. I have a 10 gallon brewing kettle thanks to excellent advice from some HBT members. Now I am thinking of going to all-grain brewing. However, I am 78 years old and don’t want to invest...

Just happened to drop back to the general discussions part of this forum today and came across this sticky: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/aging-beer-facts-myths-and-discussion.84005/ . The author stated he never aerated his brew. He just made sure to pitch very healthy yeast. I'm...

I’m a new brewer. (Actually, I brewed my own back in the middle 70’s before it was legal, but haven’t brewed since.) Keep in mind, back then you just covered the wort with cheesecloth until the initial ferment was over. I’m looking to do my 3rd batch and have been reading this forum. I have...