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Removing stickers from bottles

Does anyone have any secret/great way to remove labels from used bottles? I usually soak them in warm soapy water, yet...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kardosh3
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by kardosh3

Using Oats

If a recipe calls for a small amount of oats, I was wondering about the necessity of partially cooking them for gelatin...
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posted by jcs4
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Stalled fermentation

Five gallon commercial kit (porter), with Dry Wyeast. Fermentation stalled after about four days of "gentle fermentatio...
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posted by averymeadows
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Limoncello

Limoncello This year we’re p= utting together a booze hamper for the rellies. One bottle of home made Semillon On...
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posted by ohhyeahhh
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by ohhyeahhh

Ginger Beer

Ginger Beer Has anyone made a ginge= r beer before? I currently have a “Brigalow” brand ginger beer ticking...
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posted by andrewpcherry
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Alcohol Hydrometer

The following URL will take you to a web special sale for an alcohol hydrometer and test jar. The hydrometer measures b...
21 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rdadams
21 comments posted 21yrs posted by rdadams

Growing your own Hops

Ok so I haven't done a whole lot of kits but I'm really interested in getting a bit more in depth with my brewing. I wa...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by lamdamu
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by lamdamu

Priming with Honey

Has anyone tried priming with Honey. What rate do you use? What flavour profile do you get? My experience with kits bre...
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posted by tlampman
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by tlampman

Question on gravity.

Hi all, Hey am a pretty green home brewer and have done 5 kit batches so far. I have a question regarding the gravity....
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by scrid55
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by scrid55

How high can one stack cases of beer safely?

My wood cases weigh 6 pounds each . . . I'm putting a wadding of newspaper between cases to distribute the weight evenly...
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posted by none
0 comments posted 21yrs posted by none

irish moss and gelatin

Ok, so I forgot to add some irish moss in this last batch, but from my travels it seems that irish moss is mostly just...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by garbologist
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by garbologist