Brewcommune

Ok so my dad and i have been brewing for about a year now, and have about 6 batches under our belt. All have been amazing. Just found out about AHP (very helpful place!) in Fullerton and went in to get a malt kit from them this weekend. We brewed on Sunday, and my dad checked it last night was bubbl...

thanks went there today, the guy there was super helpful . appreciate the recommendation!

GREAT! Ill head there today!!

Anyone know where i can get brewing supplies in N. OC? I usually go to O'Sheas, just dont want to make the drive down there from Brea today. Just looking for basic brew pack and yeast, anywhere i can get that up here?

I have read on a few different sites that some people use oak barrels or old whicky barrels to ferment in. Sounds cool and sounds like it would give interesting flavor bit I have a question, how do you sterilize and clean in between batches? Aren't the barrels sealed with just a plug in the side? Ju...

Another newb question. We brewed our second batch a little over a week ago and it's still bubbling quite a bit. My question is do we bottle it at the end of two weeks if it's still bubbling or do we wait another few days until it stops??

Ok nor ally in forums I use the search function but for some reason you can't on an iPhone so I'm asking. I'm sure this is many newbies question, bit we bottled our first batch Friday and plan to let it sit for 2 weeks min, but well I wanna taste the stuff. What would be the min time it would need t...

kevinham wrote:You can use the tube the hydrometer came in as a sample tube too.

Can you use the spickot on the bucket to take the sample or do u need a sample from the middle of the wort?

When going from the brew pot to the fermentation bucket, do I want to scrape all the gunk from the pot into the fermentation bucket? Or just pour in what falls in? I used a dry extract kit and hops for the last batch and it looked like there was still some hops at the bottom. Just looking for some i...

Hey all thanks for your help just found out my dad pushed down on the lid which of course made it bible and created room in the bucket for the gas so I'm assuming it may start bubbling again. Or may not depending on how hard he pushed. And thanks for the links! Y'all are a great help!

yeah it was bubbling a every second or so but now its not. ok well how do i take the gravity reading? i have the hydrometer just dont know how to use it?

OK so my dad and I brewed our first batch last Sat, and it seems to have stopped bubbling. Is that normal? everything i read says it should still be bubbling for like another week? Its an ingredient kit from the bruery in Fullerton of American Amber Ale. Any suggestions?

It's an amber ale. Ok so as long as the room stays about 65 we should be good. Should I raise it off the wood floor?

Another first brew question: my dad is brewing in a house with wood floors and right now it's about 68 degrees in the house. We are storing our furnentation bucket in the back bedroom with it covered with a blancket. Bit I'm affraid it's going to be to cold and it won't ferment. Do we need to get a ...

Thank you both that totally clears it up for me thanks!!