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I've also noticed that my air lock is not bubbling at all. Does look like any bubbling going on in the fermenter either. Has been about 80 hours since brewing. Should I be concerned?

Well, I've been gone for 2 days and the tube that was in the sanitized water dish came out and was sitting on the table instead of in the dish. Is that going to ruin the batch? I've since put the airlock on.

Just used the kit this morning. Some things that may lead to inconsistencies later: During sparge, my 7.5" mesh strainer was not big enough for all of the malts. Because of this, I had to do two "groups" of malt, one after another, in the strainer. This caused my beer to sit out a little...

From the videos I watched and from all the feedback, I think a secondary is only needed if you are adding hops, spices or fruits into the beer and even then, it is not necessarily needed, the same can be done in the primary fermenter as long as you ensure the yeast has settled out.

I know this is going to be a dumb question, but i'm new to this. Can you give me a high level explanation of secondary fermentation? The kits that I have use only use a primary fermenter and then go straight to the bottle. I've seen a lot of videos and other post that move beer from a carboy...

If the fermenter does not have a spigot, is it okay to quickly unscrew the top and siphon some beer into a test jar to use the hydrometer or will that ruin the batch? I'm trying to figure out how to test the gravity of the beer with my hydrometer without risking ruining the batch. Any help...

Only reason I knew to use the auto-siphon was this thread. One other question when it comes to the honey. I read a few other reviews of this kit that said using the honey left a lot of unfermented sugar and residual honey taste in the IPA that took away from the taste of an IPA. These...

Thanks for the feedback. Makes sense. I purchased an auto-siphon to try to cut down on lost beer in the bottling process. Have also purchased a hydrometer to help determine ABV. Would you recommend 3 weeks for fermentation like others have before bottling instead of the 2 suggested? For...

Going to be trying this kit for the first time on Sunday. Never used Brooklyn Brew tomorrow. I tried a Mr. Beer kit but the beer was way over-carbed. (I know this is way more involved.) I plan on adding honey during bottling like the instructions lay out. I've also read on some other forums...