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How long must an ale be conditioned in bottles outside of the fridgerator?
I bottled my first batch of beer 72 hours ago. I am under the impression that bottled beer should not immediately be placed in the refrigerator, as this would prevent the remaining yeast from ...
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My bottles are Conditioning underwater. Why are there bubbles on the caps on day 2 but not day 0 through 1?
On Sunday (day 0) I bottled beer for the first time (with my first batch). I asked my brother how I could determine whether or not I successfully locked the caps onto the bottles to make them ...
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First time bottling, a few questions. [closed]
I'm getting ready to bottle a ginger beer. It's been at a steady 1.008 FG (1.041 OG) for a week now so I hope it's safe.
1) I siphoned one bottles worth earlier into a 500ml flip-top, and added one ...
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“Bottle” conditioning in a growler?
I'm a week or so away from bottling and I was curious: I have a 2 L growler from a local brewery with one of those EZ-Cap type lids, will it be a good enough vessel to bottle condition?
Not having to ...
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Variable Final Gravity when Priming for Bottle Conditioning
I was bottling a batch of beer last night and as always I take the last bit from the bottling bucket to test the Final gravity. When I tested it it read 1.044.
After much talking amoungst ourselfs we ...
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Modifying flavors during bottling?
Almost two weeks since brew day, hydrometer with the same reading everyday so I guess Sunday will be the bottling day.
I've tried a bit of the beer after taking out some for measurement purposes.
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Is there anyway to tell if a glass bottle of beer is carbonated without opening it?
It would be great if I didn't have to ruin a bottle of beer by opening it to test to see if it carbonated. Is there any way to tell?
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How can I prime for bottle conditioning without oxidizing the beer?
I'm probably being too paranoid here, but what's the best way to make sure the priming sugar (I tend to use corn sugar boiled in a few cups of water for 5 minutes and then cooled) is thoroughly mixed ...
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Over-carbonating in the bottle
I've had a few batches get a little too carbonated in the bottle. Currently, I have a delicious stout that fills two glasses on pour, and needs some time to settle down. That is, of course, if you ...
