Comments on: My First Brew - Stage 1 http://thehomebrewexperiment.com/2007/05/21/stage-1/ A Chronology of Homebrew Experimentation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Brewologist http://thehomebrewexperiment.com/2007/05/21/stage-1/#comment-5 Brewologist Fri, 25 May 2007 02:03:35 +0000 http://thehomebrewexperiment.com/2007/05/21/stage-1/#comment-5 I'd be curious to know how it turns out. I hope it's a success! For sanitizing give Mr. Beer One-Step a try. I use that exclusively now. Easy to use, rinses away with no residual oders, and it gets my brewpot, carboy and other equipment sparkling clean and sanitized. Good stuff. I tend to wash all of my equipment by hand after brewing. Also, taking the lid off the fermenter very periodically won't hurt, but it's always best to leave it on and avoid the temptation of taking a peek. One S.G. reading after racking to the primary fermenter, and one reading before bottling are all that are required for an accurate ABV calculation. Good luck with your brewing! I’d be curious to know how it turns out. I hope it’s a success!

For sanitizing give Mr. Beer One-Step a try. I use that exclusively now. Easy to use, rinses away with no residual oders, and it gets my brewpot, carboy and other equipment sparkling clean and sanitized. Good stuff.

I tend to wash all of my equipment by hand after brewing. Also, taking the lid off the fermenter very periodically won’t hurt, but it’s always best to leave it on and avoid the temptation of taking a peek.

One S.G. reading after racking to the primary fermenter, and one reading before bottling are all that are required for an accurate ABV calculation.

Good luck with your brewing!

]]> By: Jeff http://thehomebrewexperiment.com/2007/05/21/stage-1/#comment-6 Jeff Fri, 25 May 2007 02:22:25 +0000 http://thehomebrewexperiment.com/2007/05/21/stage-1/#comment-6 Thanks for the advice Drew. I'm going to see if my local Homebrew Supply store carries Mr. Beer One-Step. It's nice to hear some advice from someone who's done this several times before. Thanks for the advice Drew. I’m going to see if my local Homebrew Supply store carries Mr. Beer One-Step.

It’s nice to hear some advice from someone who’s done this several times before.

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