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• Posted in thread: fermentation questions on 03-09-2012 at 06:02 PM
  No lecturing here, if people are "lecturing" in a mean way then they don't deserve to be
  helping in this forum.Using the airlock as a gauge of fermentation is fun but not accurate. you
  can have fermen...

• Posted in thread: 5 Gallon in Secondary on 03-09-2012 at 01:54 AM
  Once again this doesn't make any sense to me. Primary fermentation is when almost all of the
  available sugars are convertered to alcohol and this is achieved within the first 3 to 7 days.
  If you left ...

• Posted in thread: 5 Gallon in Secondary on 03-09-2012 at 01:33 AM
  This doesn't make sense to me. Can you please explain your statement?I left the beer in
  secondary for only 3-4 weeks. When I bottled, I used a very small amount of sugar to prime. The
  bottles were foa...

• Posted in thread: 5 Gallon in Secondary on 03-09-2012 at 12:48 AM
  Personally, I leave it in secondary for at least 4 weeks (usually about 8 weeks). I brewed an
  English Bitter that turned out a bit too carbonated due to too short a time in secondary.Have
  some patienc...

• Posted in thread: I don't know my own wieght! on 03-09-2012 at 12:37 AM
  Only if you need an exact ABV. What recipe did you use? Unless you made your own, most list a
  target OG. Just use that to get a ballpark idea of where it could be. If you made your own
  recipe, there a...

• Posted in thread: DME clumpy when mixing in on 03-08-2012 at 06:37 PM
  The only real threat is if it solidifies and sinks to the bottom. Then you have to worry about
  it burning on the bottom of the pot. That can introduce some off-flavors. Just pour slow and
  stir and you...

• Posted in thread: fermentation questions on 03-08-2012 at 06:28 PM
  I just order a hydrometer- yes Im doing a second fermentationOnce your fermentation slows down,
  you should transfer (aka racking) the beer from your primary to your secondary. Take care to
  avoid sucki...

• Posted in thread: fermentation questions on 03-08-2012 at 06:16 PM
  Edit: Buy TWO hydrometers. One for checking specific gravity, and the other... for when you
  break the first one.So true

• Posted in thread: fermentation questions on 03-08-2012 at 06:13 PM
  I'd leave it be. If the airlock is bubbling, you have fermentation. Every few day you should
  take a Specific Gravity reading (make sure to sterilize equipment!), and that will give you
  proof of fermen...

• Posted in thread: fermentation questions on 03-08-2012 at 05:54 PM
  sorry Im new at this, What is OG? and how do you aerate?temp right now its 70°thanksOG is
  Original Gravity. It's obtained by taking a specific gravity reading (I use a hydrometer) after
  you've cooled ...