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When washing after use, do you use any chemicals or soap? Or just wash with warm water and dry? I have a bottle brush I can run through them with, and was thinking that might be enough.

Thanks for the advice. So Clint, you just put the star san solution in a bucket and let things sit for weeks? I looked up star san, and it says contact with plastic should be minimized. This hasn't caused any problems for your equipment? One other question--what is the best way to deal with...

As mentioned in another thread, I just brewed my first batch, which I bottled this morning--an amber ale using a recipe from Northern Brewing. I have a few questions where I could use some more experienced advice. When I drew out some beer to test the final gravity, I took a sip and it tasted...

Thanks for the advice everyone, glad to know I didn't screw it up (yet)! I do have a hydrometer, but neglected to measure the initial gravity, though I will follow the above advice to measure final gravity in a few days.

I got a Northern Brewing kit for Christmas and brewed my first batch the next day, using the Northern Brewing Block Party Amber Ale kit, which says it should take 14 days to brew before bottling. It was bubbling consistently a day or so after I brewed it and was doing so faster the following...