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What recipe or kit did you use? Gary

Hello everyone. Man it's been awhile since I logged in. Feels good to be back on. :ban: Well the last time I posted anything was 3 years ago and we were moving into a new home. Well... time flies and things happen and now it's been 2 moves and we are finally settled into a new home AGAIN...

#13 Sniffing airlocks will make you sterile. :drunk: In all seriousness... just leave your fermenting beer alone. Let the yeast do their thing. Leave it be for 14 days. Yes... 14 days! Minimum! No need to go pokin' around in there with hydrometers after only 5 days in the...

Funny how most "mistakes" in this hobby can actually turn out great beers. Congrats! Gary

I do the exact same thing. Works just fine without "shaking" or "rolling" the keg. One thing about force carbing though... the beer is still not fully conditioned. The beers you drink at 5 days in the keg will not be near as yummy as the beers you drink after 14 days in the keg. Gary

Use a bucket fermenter. It has a handle, a secure lid, and a nice flat bottom. Not to mention bucket fermenters are super easy to clean, and they are cheap! No need to "rack" anything. I brew at different locations (friends houses) all the time, and transport my fermenter buckets in the back...

Did you oxygenate the wort? Give the fermenter a shake? Gary

This ^^^ Then all you have to do is rinse them out good, and flip them upside down on a rack to dry. Gary

I mix up 5 gallons of distilled water with Star-san in an old fermenter bucket. I just fill my spray bottles from there. I also use it to soak keg lines, taps, auto siphons, air locks, etc.... Just put the lid on when finished and use it for about 6 months. I just dumped my batch out today...

Don't "scrub" the bucket. If you scratch the inside of it you might as well use it as a gardening bucket. :drunk: Just cuz it has a slight odor of "beer" doesn't mean it's not clean. I soak mine for 2 days with PBW, and they still have a slight smell of "beer" and a slight off white tint...

How long was it in the primary? Most wheat beers can be done as early as 10 days without the need of a secondary. But I let mine go 14 days in the primary. The bubbles are nothing to worry about. There will come a time whenre no more bubbles come out. All it means is that the active part of...

Growing barley is one thing... malting it is another. As far as yeasts go... You could always do an open coolship and invite wild yeasts. :) Gary

Buckets are cheap... I'd grab another one. :) Gary

We were all there at one time or another. What was being told to me by my LHBS guy, and what I was reading here was 2 completely different animals. So I went with what I learned here... I'm still learing, the more and more I read. But my beers turn out pretty darn good, and I owe it all...

If the recipe you're brewing calls for a dry hop in 7 days... by all means huck 'em in there. :) Butr I think it might be a tad early. But... I'll offer this... you can do it or not... up to you... you really don't need that secondary. Even to dry hop. You can leave your brew in the...