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Thanks all I will leave it, you know us new guys we worry too much.

PseudoChef thanks for your help will leave it.

Two 5 gallon extract batches; Williams’s double stout and brown ale. Beer went in primary Sunday 2 Dec and started perking Monday morning. I will be gone on a trip for a minimum of a week and could be gone 2 weeks. I thought it would be bad to leave the beer in the primary that long (11-19...

PseudoChef I will be gone a minimum of a weak and could be gone 2 weeks. I thought it would be bad to leave the bear in the primary that long (11-19 days). What is the down side of moving it to the secondary? Just asking the question because I’m new. Thanks Glenn

The mixing is what I think it was too, but those are still high numbers. I will be going on a business trip for a weak so I will be racking to the secondary on Thursday. That will be 4 days in the primary. I will check gravity when I rack it over. So if the final gravity is close to the expected...

I appreciate all the inputs here is some more info: Did not mix wort after adding rest of water But I did a 4.5 gallon boil for the stout (what recipe called for) The Ale was a 3.5 gallon boit Did add water to have a little more than 5 gallons Did add all ingredients Did not correct...

I did two 5 gallon batches tonight. Both are William’s brewing kits, double stout and brown ale. Everything went fine boiled the correct amount of time and added hops on time. Chilled to 70 degrees with wort cooler and checked starting gravity before pitching. They both are a higher than they...

New to brewing and found this site by doing a Google search for brewing forum. I helped brew my first two batches of beer yesterday at a friend’s house.