Recent content by nuttybrown

Yeah, I would've had no problem waiting. But the lady at the store told me to move it after 2 days. Maybe she was just trying to make it easy for a beginner, or maybe she didn't know. The next batch will be better...

Whew... that makes me feel a lot better. Finishing high will just mean a lower than intended ABV, correct?

OK, so the gravity is 1.028. I can't tell you what kind of yeast I used because it came in the kit and I just threw the little sachet away. The instructions say the final gravity should be between 1.009 and 1.013. My OG was 1.072.

I can take a gravity reading if it will help... any tips on how to get the hydrometer into and out of the carboy?

Hi all, So I've just started my first home brew. I'm making an imperial nut brown from a kit. Following the advice of the lady at my local home brew store, I transferred to the secondary (a glass carboy) after 48 hours. Fermentation (judging only by the airlock) slowed greatly, so I got...