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If the light gets to the beer it can skunk the beer. Just throw and old tshirt over the carboy and it will be fine

Here are some pics of the beer. Thanks for the input.

So I have had my brew in the secondary for a month now and I haven't looked at it for about two weeks. It was my first secondary attempt and i put a 5 gallon batch in a 6.5 gallon carboy. I hear there us probably a chance it will be oxidized. Is that true? I just looked at it and it looks like...

What is dextrose? Sorry. I am really new to this.

Hey everyone. I made a honeybee ale from extract fro Midwest. The brew was one week in primary, 2 in secondary, and three in bottles with priming sugar. Two nights ago I poured my first glass and had crazy amounts of head. It was about 3/4 of the glass. Tonight I took two out of the fridge and...

Do you need to refrigerate right away? Or could I label them as I bottle them and let sit for a few months?

+15 gallons Total : 10841

It was in the primary for a week and I was thinking of a week in the secondary. Then off to the bottles. Does that sound right?

Thank you so much for your fast response. That is exactly what I was wanting to hear. You all rock.

So I am on my second batch of homebrew. I transfered this to a secondary yesterday and last night I was reading about not putting it into a secondary because risk of oxidation. So now I am like the typical first time brewer and wondering, "Did I just ruin my brew" I think I am over thinking this...

Hey, I'm Brandon. I just started homebrewing a few months ago. I am just starting my second batch. I have so many questions. I am very excited to be a part of thi online community.

I am really new to this home brew. Why is it a big deal if the og is high?