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So everyone agrees it needs to sit in the primary for a few more days. What are your thoughts on going to the secondary? Is it just one more place for it to get contaminated? I know what the benefits are supposed to be, but this is my first batch. And even though my gravity is where the kit said...

When would you rack over then? The kit says 4-5 days.

Pulled a sample tonight, after I cleaned and sanitized of course, gravity is 1.013 which is where the ingredients kit wants me to be. Gave it the taste test and so far so good, very yeasty but I'm assuming that's common after 4 days of fermentation. Tomorrow I'll rack to the carboy. Thanks for...

Here is some info that may or may not make the world of difference, the OG was 1.050 which was the low side of what the kit was looking for- brewers best american amber. I do plan on doing a secondary fermentation, the kit I got came with the carboy and auto-siphon so why not. I haven't checked...

I just brewed my first batch on Sunday and am concerned with the rate my airlock is expelling CO2. After roughly 36 hours the fastest the airlock was moving was at a rate roughly one bubble every second and a half. I went to my lhbs and they said that it was probably the temp, I had it in my...