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I recently started a winter ale and its been in the primary for 1 week now. Im pretty sure the fermentation got a good start and went strong for about 5 days at 68 degrees. Lately I have seen the bubbles in the airlock almost come to a stand still ( i know this isn't a sure sign of anything)...

I bottled my very first home brew last night, which also gave me the chance to taste it. :D I will say it tasted very close to what I am going for. It tasted a little green and obviously no carbonation, but other than that it was good. There were some very slight fruity notes that I hope will...

This may be a really dumb question but does anyone ever smell the C02 that bubbles up out of the air lock? Should this smell a certain kind of way.... should it smell like beer or is it too soon to get a real idea of how the end product will smell?

My 1st recipe is in the fermentor as we speak. I wanted to post it to see if anyone has done anything similar and to let me know how it came out. I was shooting for an Amber Ale of sorts: 1/2lb. Carapils Barley 6.6lbs of Northwestern Amber Malt Bittering Hops - 1oz. Cascade / 1oz. Galena...

I brewed up my first batch ever last night. All was well. Heated barley at 155 F for a half hour in water, added malt extract and water, added hops at correct times. Then came the cool down time. I used ice and water in the fermentor then added the wort. It didn't cool it down enough! My...