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I took my initial reading when I topped off, before I added the yeast. I boiled 2.5 gallons, (which I'm assuming I lost some due to the boiling process). I had 2.5 gallons of cool water in my carboy, so then poured the wort into carboy. At that point, I didn't really "top it off", I just...

So I brewed my first batch (True Brew Brown Ale) 1 week ago today. It started fermenting within 6-8 hrs, kept bubbling away all week, and today I haven't seen any activity. So I went ahead and took a SG reading, and it's 1.020 (recipe calls for 1.010-1.012). My initial reading was 1.055...

ipatch, I'm a new brewer also, when I brewed my first batch last week... the same exact thing happened to me. I didn't have any large diameter tubing, so I took my 3/8" tubing (sanitized it first!) that came with my kit, and i stuck it in the airlock (fit just right). The other end I put in a...

ok, then oxyclean it is. thanks!

Thanks. I won't mess with it! Looks like it will be a real pain to clean... anyone have any tips for cleaning carboys? Aaron

Hey guys, So my first batch is still fermenting, but I have another question. Top part of the inside of my carboy is caked with some layer of crap, from when I first started fermenting and it foamed up on me... It's so thick I can't see through it. I can tip the carboy a little, and see...

Wow! Thanks for the quick responses guys. So for an update. I brewed my first batch last night, everything went well... I think! I used C-brite to sanitize everything, and kept some of the liquid in a bucket to re-sanitize things as needed. I got 2.5 gallons of bottled water up to a boil...

Hey Guys, I searched the forums, but didn't really find a direct answer to my questions... I recently bought a "True Brew Gold Kit 2 Stage" , and a "True Brew Brown Ale" Ingredient kit from my local shop... I've been reading everything I can find... but I'm now thoroughly confused... the...