9/12/2009 -- If I was to order this Deluxe Kit (bottling version), how long from the time I start, until I am drinking my first home brew (scottish ale)? What do you recommend getting in addition to this kit, to brew maybe 3 different beers at once, or is that an option with 1 kit?

7/17/2009 -- Is a 5 gallon carboy big enough to secondary ferment a 5 gallon batch of beer?

11/22/2008 -- When I was brewing this batch my hydrometer BROKE. So I could not take a first reading. My wort has been ferminting for 6 days(COOPERS EUROPEAN LAGER)I had a bubble every 40 seconds.then I put a space heater by the fermintation bucket, now I get a bubble every 15 to 20 seconds.How do I know when to bottle the beer without the hydrometer?

8/30/2008 -- I am new to homebrewing so I need some help. I want to be able to brew enough at one time to accomodate a large group, 30-50 gallons. What equipment will I need to make this happen (brewing, storage, etc.) and how would I go about the ingredients.....all grain brewing or using the extracts? If you could suggest a good reference manual and also give me a ball park cost estimate that would be helpful . . .

7/14/2008 -- what are the advantages to using a glass carboy as opposed to a plastic bucket?

1/26/2008 -- I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?

8/18/2007 -- Would a plastic 5 gallon water bottle from a water company work as a secondary fermenter? Thank you for your great website and always responding quickly to my questions.

7/5/2007 -- I am told the using a blow off valve during the primary fermenting stage produces a smoother beer. Is this true and how do I set it up?

3/15/2007 -- I just bought the Wizard wheat kit and brewed it in a 5 1/2 gallon (full capacity) carboy. The fermenting process bubbled and popped the airlock and plug out. I re capped it and it continued to ferment?? Is my container to small or did I do something wrong? This has never happened in a 6 gallon bucket i have been using?

4/19/2006 -- I have run out of bottles and need to bottle ten more gallons of beer. Can I add priming sugar to a carboy and seal it? or will it explode from the pressure?

1/31/2006 -- I read that you said that its not good to carbonate the beer in a carboy, but is it O.K. to age a beer in it without carbonating it in the carboy?

5/16/2005 -- i am new to this, and i have seen and heard of people using plastic buckets for final fermentation, their purpose for doing this is so they can attach a spigot to the bucket for bottling, is this ok to do or is glass the better choice? thanx again and i find that you question and answer part of the site to be very helpful

4/17/2005 -- i ferment my beer in a six gallon carboy and rack in five. is this the right size for a five gallon batch? ive also noticed some scrathes on the inside of the carboys from using the carboy brush. do i need to replace my carboys?

3/13/2005 -- I'm just getting started brewing and I had a question. As a primary fermenter which is better, plastic bucket, plastic carboy or glass carboy. Then for secondary fermentation, plastic carboy or glass carboy?

11/15/2004 -- I am in the process of brewing a pale ale. It is now fermenting in a 5 gallon carboy and has been for about 3 days. I peeked in on it earlier and noticed some white specks across the surface of the beer. I'm hoping it is maybe yeast that has risen to the top or maybe some excess "sludge" from the primary fermenter. Would this be your guess also or do you think it's something gone wrong?

10/16/2004 -- While I was making my first batch of beer(eagle golden ale)I read that I could use a plastic 6.5 gallon bucket for"secondary fementation" and that Homebrew Heaven prefers the glass carboy. After my first batch of beer I noticed a small crack in the bottom of my carboy. The crack isn't large enough to allow any leakage nor does it even go half the legnth of the bottom. I'm also not even sure if it goes . . .

8/17/2004 -- I am looking for a glass water container. Will these carboys work as a water container for a standard sized water cooler?

5/14/2004 -- I bought 2- 5 gal carboys. what do I do if the amount of juice I have don`t fill the carboy to the top? will it be ok if when I rack the juice won't fill to the top, or does it matter if it fills to the top of the carboy?

2/28/2004 -- Being new to the home brew scene, I had a question about glass carboys. During the fermentation process, due to it being clear glass, do I need to keep it somewhere void of light?

12/19/2003 -- I am having trouble keeping the temp in the room I am making wine between 70 and 75 degrees as specified in the wine kit I have. I live in Colorado and often the temp at night dips way down, and in the day it can get quite warm. I am not around at all times to adjust the thermastat. Could I solve this problem by wrapping the carboy with an electric blanket or something of the sort? Any suggestions? . . .

10/23/2003 -- I noticed most of the malt extract brew kits are 5 gallon batches. Will a 5 gallon carboy be sufficient for fermentation, or will I need a 6 gallon carboy to allow for foaming? Thanks, I'm new to this.

10/9/2003 -- Do you put anything in the airlock stoppers and do you use them right after the wine is pressed? The wine is still fermenting in the demi johns.