Home Brewing Equipment

Home Brewing Kit Glass Carboy Advantages

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Home Brewing Kits

My last post discussed plastic primary fermenter options and their advantages and disadvantages. Plastic Ale Pails are cheap, easy to carry (handle), and they do a good job of shielding your brew from the sun. The next step up from a plastic Ale Pail would be a Glass Carboy. Glass Garboy Advantages:  Visibility (watch the fermentation … Continue reading »

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Plastic Primary Fermenter Options for Home Brewing

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Home Brewing Kits

Fermentation takes around two weeks to complete, and could take significantly longer depending on what style of beer you are making. The wort (unfinished beer) stays in the primary fermenter or carboy for this amount of time. It’s important that you choose the right primary fermenter or carboy, as your wort will be stored there … Continue reading »

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