faustie
Member
Hi guys and gals!
I'm brewing my first ever batch of beer in a fancy brewer's best kit. So far, everything seems to be going alright. I got a little nervous when my airlock stopped giving me bubbles, but some sleuthing around on here has proven that apparently I have nothing to worry about. But I DID have some questions I'm hoping one of you kind folks can help me out with.
1. I'm going completely off the kit instructions, which are a bit lacking. One of the first discrepancies I'm finding between the kit instructions and what forum posters say is the time. My kit says to ferment the beer for 4-6 days. Is that enough time? Seems like I'm seeing a couple weeks at least on here.
2. oh my god, what the heck do I do with the hydrometer? I THOUGHT I understood it, but the first reading I took made no sense to me, and I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for, other then a pretty drastic change from my first reading o_o
3. I have a secondary carboy that came with my kit. I'd like to try it out, if that seems like a good idea, but how do I know when I should switch over into it? My manual says 5-7 days before you are finished. The same one that says fermentation will take 4-6 days @_@
your expertise would be greatly appreciated!
I'm brewing my first ever batch of beer in a fancy brewer's best kit. So far, everything seems to be going alright. I got a little nervous when my airlock stopped giving me bubbles, but some sleuthing around on here has proven that apparently I have nothing to worry about. But I DID have some questions I'm hoping one of you kind folks can help me out with.
1. I'm going completely off the kit instructions, which are a bit lacking. One of the first discrepancies I'm finding between the kit instructions and what forum posters say is the time. My kit says to ferment the beer for 4-6 days. Is that enough time? Seems like I'm seeing a couple weeks at least on here.
2. oh my god, what the heck do I do with the hydrometer? I THOUGHT I understood it, but the first reading I took made no sense to me, and I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to be looking for, other then a pretty drastic change from my first reading o_o
3. I have a secondary carboy that came with my kit. I'd like to try it out, if that seems like a good idea, but how do I know when I should switch over into it? My manual says 5-7 days before you are finished. The same one that says fermentation will take 4-6 days @_@
your expertise would be greatly appreciated!