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So I threw in an Octoberfest into my brand new kegging system....(Christmas Gift) I have it at 38 degrees and the CO2 tank is at 30 psi....When is the beer ready to drink. I want to try it ASAP

This is my interpretation for cloning this recipe... Extract Recipe 6 lbs Light LME 1.5 lbs Light DME 1 lbs C -80 (Steeping) Hops All at .5 oz. Target 60 min Nugget 15 min Sorachi Ace 15 min Nelson Sauvin 10 min Cascade 5 min Not sure on Yeast right now I have Wyeast American Ale 1056 OG...

About 18 hours ago I put in a nice Stone IPA clone in to start fermenting. I see no sign at all that active fermentation has started. Should I be worried?

Thanks for all the feedback. I have decided to ride it out and have less beer. In hopes to have higher quality.

Active fermentation started last night. It has only been in the fermenter for approx. 16 hours.

Ok so my batch size is supposed to be 5 gal. But for some reason I only put in 4 gal in primary. Am I screwed for this beer or can I add 1 gal. Of water in secondary?

I would wait and bottle between 10-14 days

Ok so I have a Premium Homebrew Starter Kit, which I have brewed about 5 batches with. I have given a lot of beers out to people for feedback, which, for the most part, have come back with pretty positive remarks. Now I would like to upgrade my system a bit. I am asking for help as to what I...

I have a Fat Tire clone that asks for 6 lbs of LME, but I want to know what will happen to the recipe (taste, ABV, etc.) if I add 6.6lbs. Of LME? Thanks in advance

I just received a whole home brewing kit and I have brewed 4 beers. I have only brewed the kits ( the ones In which your steep grains) but I am thinking on venturing out to a whole grain any ideas on what I should do next?