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Hahaha like I said, fair point. As for adding sugar to the primary a few weeks in, a homebrewing buddy does it and suggested that I should do the same. Since I'm still new at this, I thought I would ask the question on here to see if that is legitimate or not. Given the overwhelming...

Ah, c'mon man. I looked at those instructions a few weeks back and simply forgot. You do sound like a jerk but it is a fair point :mug:

Hi Sledge, Okay thank you! I left the last batch alone and it turned out great.

Scuba Stan, Thank you very much for the answer! That makes me feel a lot better.

Neko, I've been told by a homebrewing friend to put a little sugar into the fermenter after a couple of weeks to give the yeast a touch more "food" if you will. This has nothing to do with priming sugar for bottling. Does this sound weird?

Kwingert, I used a WYeast Irish Ale Yeast and it fermented at temps ranging from 62 - 66 degrees.

Awesome thank you guys! Is there any need if, let's say I leave it in there for four weeks, to transfer it to a secondary? How soon can I bottle this damn thing? (Sorry for the newb questions, it's my second batch ever. Northern Brewer Dry Irish Extract Kit) Should I cascade a little...

I usually leave brew in my primary for two weeks but in this case, because of my schedule, it will have to be in there for three weeks. Any issue with that? Another thing to note, I checked it out a couple days ago (two weeks in) and it had a strong alcohol smell, which I was surprised...

God this feels good (first batch)

Jturie, I second that. Did you get to try it? How was the taste? I brewed it this weekend so I have awhile to wait...

Oh man c'mon. That guy card stuff is even worse ;)

Thank god! Thanks to everyone for the help. I was able to bottle the batch last night while listening to the Altanta Braves getting their a$$ kicked :-( Cheers :mug:

I better start counting the grains of sugar

I'm probably going to get banned for saying that

I'm just kidding!

Amen brother! I am glad that I have finally joined the cult. Now if I only I could figure out how to make Bud Light Lime...

Carbonation of an IPA would be perfect for this batch, nice and refreshing. Thanks for the help!

I can imagine. This first time, I just need to get the damn things carbonated ;-) as I have a second batch in the fermenter already :-)

Also, do I need to let the sugar solution cool to a certain temperature before I rack the beer over it and begin bottling?

Geordan, Thank you, that sounds perfect! Looks like I'll be bottling tonight. I've even got my bottle brush attached to my power drill in order to speed up the cleaning process. Hopefully that will help me save some time.