Recent content by mickle79

First off, congrats on the first brew! I've typically ferment for 7-10 days and then transfer to a secondary for dry hopping/conditioning. You'll get all kinds of arguments as to whether or not you should use a secondary fermenter. Either way you should notice the airlock will be bubbling...

I haven't kegged before but plan on getting into it pretty soon and from what I've read in this month's "Brew Your Own" magazine (which is pretty focused on kegging I should add) is that either style is fine. They basically created two different types because they used to be for holding soda...

Thanks for the reply HalfPint. Should I use a hop bag or secondary ferment after a week to avoid the color?

I just bottle an Irish Red and was looking to reuse the yeast from it. It's got a green color to it (I suspect from the hops pellets). The beer was in my primary for 21 days. Is the yeast good to use? Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the replies. A week ago it started to actively ferment again for a day. I checked my gravity on Monday and it dropped to 1.011 which is around where it's supposed to be. Just bottled it on Wednesday so know it's time to wait!

I brewed an Oktoberfest 7 days ago that started off with an OG of 1.040 (which I know is a little light for an Oktoberfest). I just checked it and it's at 1.020. The taste was pretty good but I'm worried that it didn't ferment all the way. I noticed that it was only actively fermenting at...