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No, not yet! Plan to this evening though! Thanks. Makes sense! That's the one TRUE way to know where your beer is really at! Cheers!

So, I did a Milkstout almost 3 weeks ago. I popped the lid to see how it was coming cuz I never witnessed a ton of action in my air lock. This is what it looked like. There is some evidence on the side that some bubbling probably took place, but just doesn't seem like a lot happened here...

Recently did a imperial pale ale! Fermentation went well and has been in for about 2 1/2 weeks. Based on previous posts and feed back from other posts, I was going to leave this in fermenter for about 3 maybe even 4 weeks. Is that a fair assumption or should I bottle this weekend! Final ABV...

It fermented for over 4 weeks and checked gravity 3 times the last week 2 days between each check and gravity never changed, so I'm pretty confident fermentation was done. But maybe not.....

It was an extract kit so I used the priming sugar provided!

So I'm now drinking my first two brews! A Russian Imperial Stout and a standard IPA! The RIS is awesome and so is the IPA, but the IPA has a crazy carbonated head to every bottle so far! Any suggestions on why the head is so strong and the carbonation and crazy head??

I agree! DIY wort chiller! Do it! Love it! Enjoy.

Good call! The beer itself, though not carbonated yet, tastes really good! Thanks.

So I just bottled my IPA and I noticed that there was way more sediment coming through the siphon then unexpected when transferring to bottling bucket! Beer seemed a tad darker/cloudier then expected! Noticed too my bottling wand was getting clogged! ??????

Can I boil the bottle caps to sanitize? Or should I just throw them in the dishwasher? Or can I rinse them with StarSan solution? Thanks!

Yes, I think I will go straight to bottle! I have a glass carboy that allows for minimal headspace and that was my original plan, but I think I'll just bottle it and let it sit! Thanks!

Or maybe I'll just go straight to bottle and let it sit til December!

As it turns out, the yeast I used was dead! I pitched in again and.........whamo! That stuff was going crazy!! Moving over to Carboy this weekend and gonna let it sit until December 1....then bottle and hopefully enjoy a few weeks later!! Selenite!

How long should the bottles sit before consumption? I'm more than ok to wait....just want a good finished product! Thanks!

Yes! I think that would be the best! Thanks for the info! Cheers!

I'm a newbie at this and I'm unfamiliar with carb drops! I didn't have another bucket for fermenting and was told that you could use the bottling bucket and then transfer to bottles at the right time! I think I will transfer it to a glass carboy, let it sit, and then bottle it! Thanks!

I have a 5 gallon carboy that I can transfer to. I think maybe that would be the best solution. It's been in primary for 3 weeks! After I transfer to the carboy, how long would you leave it there for?

I have an IPA that I put to fermentation in my bottling bucket......sealed up nice and tight! Checked a reading today and its ready to bottle! Noticed some floating hops and what not in the beer! Will these clog the pour spout when I go to bottle! Thanks for your feedback. Cheers!

Thanks! That answers my biggest question! This RIS will get transferred to my glass carboy this weekend........then we'll let time do its thing! Gonna let it simmer for several months, in hopes of breaking it out and enjoying it for my brothers 40th birthday/and the holidays in December! Cheers!

The main reason I didn't see anything is because I was gone all week and left right after I put it to the primary! But......I will definitely check the bucket lid! Thanks!!