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I brewed a Chimay Grand Reserve clone (9% ABV). It has been in the bottles for 3 weeks. It has a wonderful taste, however it seems very under carbed. My question is whether it takes longer to carb a high ABV brew. I have made 4 previous brews and after 3 weeks they were carbed up nicely. Just...

I am currently brewing a Chimay Grand Reserve clone. This is my 4th batch ever. the first three are all good, but i think they would be better if i had been more patient with them. so, i have vowed to be very patient with this batch being a 9% ABV brew. It has been in primary for about 9 days...

I am brewing a chimay grand reserve clone next week. It is about 9% ABV. I was planning on going about 2 to 3 weeks in primary and then about 1 to 2 months in secondary before bottling and let them age for a couple of more months. From what i have been reading on here, many people say don't...

I bottled my first ever batch of brew (cream ale) 6 days ago. i couldn't stand the wait so i put one in the fridge and drank it. It was really good, had a nice head and was well carbonated. my question is do i put them in the fridge now to avoid over carbonating them, or do i let the sit for...

I started my first ever batch of brew 3 weeks ago. It had an OG of 1.052 and a target final of 1.012. after a week it was down to 1.019 and never moved from that. I finally just went ahead with bottling. It tasted good, so hopefully i didn't just create a bunch of bottle bombs. I guess i will...

I have had my first batch of brew fermenting for 13 days. There is still a krausen foam layer on top. very little activity in the air lock (it bubbles every minute or two). the gravity has been reading 1.023 for the last 3 days. the target final gravity is supposed to be 1.012. (original...

I have another noob question. My first ever batch of brew is fermenting nicely. I have a nice thick layer of krausen foam at the top. My question is, when the fermenting is complete, will the foam all fall out and leave no layer, or will there still be a layer of foam? I guess i could just wait...

My first brew is fermenting nicely. It has a nice layer of krauzen at the top. My question is when it gets closer to finishing up fermenting, will the krauzen go away or will it remain at the top. Mostly just curious, please let me know.

Ok, i am brewing my first ever batch of beer. I messed up and took my sample for initial gravity before pitching the yeast. so, i threw it out. I let it ferment for 7 days, then today, i siphoned it to the secondary fermenter. I think i moved it too soon. It seems very active in the secondary...