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One other thing I did not mention is that now that I have been through the process one time, I learned so much and know a bunch of things that I can do differently to improve my brewing efficiency. A lot of it depends on your equipment, the space you are brewing in, etc...but I think the whole...

Thanks Docjowles. I do have an auto siphon...works great and if there are cheaper siphons out there, which I'm sure there are, I do not recommend going cheap on the siphon. If your siphon isn't working, you've got yourself a bit of a crisis! Yes, I did add the priming sugar to my...

So last night was bottling night...some additional observations and lessons learned: Bottling is pretty labor-intensive and can be rough on the back (at least mine); but I enjoyed the process, and I'm someone that is motivated by creating a final product, so I just kept thinking of how cool it...

Well, it's official...I have constant action in my airlock! I pitched the yeast yesterday around 5pm, and I noticed action this morning around 9am...so I'm assuming this is a good thing. As my dad used to tell me, "Even a blind hog finds an acorn." The taste test still awaits down the...

Can't say that I really aerated at all, other than what took place pouring the wort into the fermentation bucket with the additional water. At that point, what should I have done?

Thanks for the good info guys...learning a lot, and as I go! How much should I be agitating/shaking the fermentation bucket?

When you say I did not do a "full boil," is that due to the boil over issue I had?

ezzieyguywuf, get you a bigger pot...trust me. sounds like wrelsien would agree.

ashpub, why do you say you'd be pleasantly surprised with the high OG (please excuse my ignorance)? the og of 1.075 is already adjusted for the 80-degree temperature. the recipe called for 5.25-gallons in the primary fermenter. the airlock sure looked like it was reacting to C02...

Well, I did it...this afternoon I brewed my first batch: St. Arnold Christmas Ale clone from Austin Homebrew Supply. Below are some observations, lessons learned, and some questions. Don't go cheap on your boil pot; I bought and used a 12-quart pot (3-gallons)...sooooo not big enough. I...