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ah I checked the temps daily and it usually was around 68 but the first 2 days it was more like 73-74...

After 10 days of being in primary I checked the gravity and it was 1.009 and was suppose to be around 1.012, not too far off. So i bottled the next day. Its been about a week after bottling, I wanted to make sure everything was going as it should so I put a bottle in the fridge and opened it the...

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We just had our first ever bottle day! I got some help from my wonderful boyfriend! Bottled 5 Gal. of Hefeweizen. Yielded about 46 bottles. Staging area ME!

I really hope thats how it ends with mine! Lets see, I fermented towards the high side between 70-73F. I used a Brewers Best extract kit but used Wyeast 3638 Bavarian Wheat instead of the dry yeast it came with.

My Hefeweizen has been fermenting for one week. I was curious what it taste like at this stage so i decided to test it out. It smells amazing, just like it should but it had a stronger alcohol taste than i was expecting. Is this normal at this stage? I would use my hydrometer but I've already...

first day of brew= first hydrometer BROKEN, fell into the sink and smashed to pieces. +1=368

You can opt for cork top bottles. They have 4 oz bottles at this website for cheap.

You make your beer share a keezer with SODA! Shame shame. Haha. I never really thought about bottling from a keg, that makes so much sense. I don't mind getting the bottles especially since I already have a capper and caps. I'll just have to make sure I put a good threat out there to make sure I...

My first batch has only been fermenting for 2 days now but I am already thinking if I should bottle or just skip to buying a keg. If this goes well, I plan on taking all of my brew to a Halloween party(fingers crossed) and I really don't trust the party goers to keep the bottles in one piece. Is...

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Okay. Here is an update! We just went up with our hydrometer and tested it. It's been about 2 weeks in primary and the meter showed 1.022 which is what we found an IPA should be around. We never took an OG reading so we our just going off this one. We did a small taste test and it actually...

Can I take the air-lock off within the first 24 hours to take the temperature? or will that screw it up?