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ok so u still have to let it age a couple of weeks before chilling and drinking?

I would like to get some opinions on kegging compared to bottling. Does force carbonating change the final taste of the beer? If u bottle will it achieve an overall better flavor? If you keg i am guessing u do at the same time u would bottle then u force carbonate it then chill and it is ready...

great thanks, i gotta hurry and order some more ingredients so when i move this batch over to the secondary i can put some more in the primary. I think im addicted, and i havent even tasted any yet.

when i swith to the secodary i dont syphon the layer of sediment on the bottom right? And it is a little bottle of raspberry extrace, so ill add it to the bottling bucket. THanks again

thanks alot everyone, it seems like my first try is going good..the airlock is bubbling about 20 times a minute. Does that sound right?

thanks alot, that really helped me realize what all these buckets and carboys are for. I have a 5 gal carboy and a 6 gal, could i use the 6 gal? How much water do u boil the sugar with? And is it better to keg the beer and force carbonate it or does the beer get better when u prime it for a few...

One more question. Should i start using my carboy as my primary so i can see when it is done and when everything settles?

Today was my first attempt with a 5gallon brew kit. I have made a few batches by using those cheap kits like mr.beer. So i got a good kit with 2 6.5 gallon buckets, 2 carboys, the whole deal. I ordered a raspberry red ale package which came with the malt extract, specialty grains,white labs...