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so can I assume that 4 weeks in the secondary / 2 weeks in bottle is better than 2 weeks in secondary / 4 weeks in the bottle ???? waht would be the differences between the 2?????

I was wondering.....is it better to leave it in the Secondary longer than in the bottle...for example in the Secondary for 4 weeks and bottle for 2 weeks...VS ....Secondary 2 weeks and bottle 4 weeks?...what are the PROS & CONS of each?

UPDATE---- Gravity has held steady at 1.016....not as much body & mouth feel as I had hoped....is ther anything that can be added to increase the body and/or mouth fell...also is it too late to add some additional grains steeped?...would it cause another fermentation or cause off flavors?...

Can someone explain the uses & effects Lactose has?....when does it go in?...does it add fermentables?...etc....I am a Newbie and have a porter in the secondary...can I add Lactose to the secondary?.... :ban:

thanks....I'll rack to secondary this weekend.....

no real krausen on wort ...just the sides of the primary...it is alittle cool @66 - 68 most of the day

just checked....there is krausen and the gravity went from Sunday OG 1.046 to now 1.020.....I checked the airlock Sunday night, Monday Am, Monday PM and today I saw no activity could it have finished overnight Sunday?...the target gravity is 1.008-1.014...does this have a chance of getting there?

HELP!!!!!!! I brewed a Cream Ale on Sunday and still no air lock activty as of this morning (Tuesday)....that's about 36 hours...should I re-pitch some yeast?... here is the recipe 3lbs extra light DME 3.3 lbs light LME 8oz Pale Malt 8 oz flaked maize 8 oz flaked rice grains steep at 155 for...

when do you add irish Moss?

why the extra light DME....will the brown & chocolate make it dark enough?...and just using the EL DME for fermentables?...

I too use store bought "Spring" water...I put 1 gallon in the frezzer until frozen...I put that into my primary and pour wort ( 2.5 gallon extract/grain) right onto it along with remaining "spring" water...chills down to about 80 degrees really fast....the only trick is getting the plastic...

SG is still 1.022 ... so I guess that's as low as it is going to go...so I will wait a few weeks in the secondary....

that sounds good to me...my original goal was more body, a little sweet and low hopped...

I am going to check Grvavity again tonight...if it is still at 1.022 is that TOO high?...what would the effect be?...

the SG on Sat was 1.022..down slightly from the 1.024 when airlock activity stopped...so I racked to the secondary...any thoughts on if is OK?....

last night I rocked the primary gently...still not airlock activity Gravity went form 1.052 to 1.024....I plan on leaving in until at least Sat before another reading...if it hasn't moved off the 1.024 reading should I add some yeast to the secondary?...while the taste was very malty sweet..it...

just took Gravity reading...1.024...a small kraeusen ring about 1/8 inch...light kraeusen on surface....very malty taste and slight creaminess ...should add more yeast?

I haven't taken the Gravity yet....didn't want to open the primary (plastic bucket from Basci kit) it can be a little difficult with some sloshing around...zero activity in airlock....I will take reading tonigh...what target should I look for?

I don't remember the name of the yeast but it was dry yeast...I put it in a cup of warm ewater for about 25 min...and pitched in the primary at @ 82 degrees....good action Monay morning & night....almost none Tuesday morning

Brew date was Sunday 1/22/06 @ 10:00pm....good action in the airlock Monday but no activity today Tuesday....is that too quick?