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I have a Hefe bubbling away in my primary and can't figure out if it needs to be put into the secondary before I bottle it. I did some obligatory google and forum searches, but didn't find any definitive answers. I've read that a Hefe doesn't NEED a secondary, but would it have any appreciable...

About 2.5 weeks ago I put some Plain American Ale in my primary, I forgot to move it to the secondary at the appropriate time and the gravity reading I just took shows that it's done. Will I really gain anything by first putting my beer into the secondary before bottling, or should I go...

I started this Irish Red about 3 weeks ago: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3358 The kit says SG should be 1.042-1.046 and FG 1.01 -1.012. It spent 1.5 weeks in the primary and 2 in the secondary, when I read the gravity 2 weeks ago when I racked it it was at...

I'm getting close to having to start to bottle my first batch of beer and hope to follow it with another one or two shortly after. I've acquired enough 12 oz bottles Sam Adams for 1 batch, but not another. I'm considering getting 32 oz grolsch style bottles or 16 oz PET bottles so I can keep 2...

I just got my first 5 gallon Liberty Cream Ale into the fermenter and didn't seem to have any major problems that I saw until the end. When I was inserting the CO2 blowoff mechanism the way I moved it around caused a few drops of sanitized water to go back into the fermenter. Is that going to...

This evening I'm starting my first homebrew extract. My goal is to have it ready to drink on the SuperBowl, Feb 3rd. The extract kit for this is Liberty Cream Ale w/ Munton's 6 gm dry yeast: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3321 My question is what would be the...

My order with my brewing kit and ingredient kits came in last night. Is there anything special I need to consider when storing extract kits outside of keeping the yeast in the fridge? I'm going to need a couple days to plan my brew day with Christmas coming up probably. Also, the package sat...

I'm a complete newb to brewing, but want to start with something worthwhile, how would something like this work? http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=7587 I've been reading up on brewing online and this seems to meet my needs. I'd like to start a few batches in the...