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I put an amber ale in my primary a few days ago and the room temperature was around 70 degrees. Few days later we're having chilly weather and the room temp is down to 63 degrees. Not much action going on in the fermenter/air lock. I wonder if this is totally going to screw up my brew. I put a...

so tomorrow it will be two weeks since i put my first batch in the fermenter and i don't notice very much bubbling action. is my brew ready to bottle? should i take hydrometer readings the next few days or can i skip that step if it's been long enough?

definitely going to plan things out better next time. things were kind of frantic this batch, but the brew is bubbling away right now. keeping my fingers crossed.

is in the fermenter, but i wouldn't call the trip there smooth. first, when i was boiling the wort it never really achieved a rolling boil nor did i notice the hot break within the first 20 minutes. i put the lid on the pot which helped achieve a rolling boil, but still i did not get the foam...

so i'm getting ready to brew my first batch and i want everything to go right. i have a few questions to make sure i don't mess up. when sanitizing the fermenter do i need to fill the entire carboy with sanitizing solution or can i brush it with sanitizing solution? when i let my items air...

could i dump the wort into the bottling bucket vigorously, and then transfer to the carboy?

thanks for the tips. i'm not sure why i posted in this forum. anyways i guess i'm going to try just shaking it myself. i think i can handle it.

i'm preparing to make my first brew, but one question i had was how to properly aerate the beer when i pitch the yeast. the instructions on howtobrew explain using a plastic fermenter which you can just dump the wort into, but if i'm using a glass carboy it doesn't seem like the transfer will be...

so is there a distinct advantage in using the oxygen absorbing bottle caps over the regular ones? also how do you sterilize the oxy absorbing caps if they're activated by moisture?

i'm a newbie, just starting to gather all the materials for my first brew. i want to by some bottles but all the ones that i've seen online have just been the boring amber bottles. i've seen bottles that have cool designs on them to make them a little more interesting. does anyone know where i...