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Home Brewing Kit Glass Carboy Advantages
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
Plastic Primary Fermenter Options for Home Brewing
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
How alcohol is made in Home Brewing Kits
I think it helps to have a basic understanding of how alcohol home brewing kits, so I am including this diagram of the process with an explanation below: After making the wort, you transfer it to a carboy where fermentation will take place. The carboy for home brewing kits are made out of plastic or glass; I … Continue reading
