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I just put it in a fridge, hoping to keep it down. I'm brewing a BB summer ale kit w lemon zest. I used the included us-05 dry yeast. Temp was at 75ish for about 6 days. Am I screwed?

I'm having a hard time keeping my beer room below 75 degrees. So, how bad is that gonna mess up my brew?

Racking cane- can you tell me more about it's purpose? This is my first go, the obsession has kicked in, just not sure of the terminology yet. Racking? Don't plan on bottling until next Thursday. Can you tell me more about an auto siphon too? Super grateful for the help! Thank you & all. I...

How do I transfer from my carboy to the bottling bucket? Siphon? A hard tube with a black cap at the end came with my kit, looks like its to avoid traveling trub- but it's curved and won't reach the bottom of my carboy. I also don't have a pump, any tips on the best way to start the siphoning?

Can I use my bottling bucket as a secondary after 2 - 3 weeks in the primary? Then add sugars & bottle straight from that same bucket without another transfer?

Thank you! I'm obsessed. I'm going to do my first bunch of brews in primary only, then try a secondary after I get the basics down. If I have this problem again I'll switch to a blow off, as my ceiling is still spotty. I plan to let the primary be for 3 weeks then bottle. Can't wait for batch #2.

So every brewer I've conversed with has at least one story about finding their airlock across the room... Which happened to me the Monday (day 2) after brewing my first batch ever, BB Irish stout. The bottom of the lock got clogged- I cleared it, re santized and moved the carboy into a spare...