Recent content by chris12_50

Just picked up brewing again and already having issues. I’ve never had my beer take so long. Left it 1 week in the primary and moved it to a carboy for secondary fermentation. It’s been in the carboy for 4 weeks now. The yeast is still active and bubbling out the airlock about every 5 minutes...

Thanks for the help. Raises additional questions now. I usually put my beer in a carboy for secondary fermentation. I like this because I feel like it gets most of the trub out an helps clear the beer. Sounds like a lot of people here don't use a secondary process. Not sure what I want to do...

I started a 5 gallon pumpkin ale on Sunday. I checked on it yesterday and the airlock was bubbling away. Today, all finished. I'm new to brewing but aware that 'primary' fermentation takes about 4-6 days. It's never been this quick (2 days). Should I be concerned? Should I transfer to the...

I started a 5 gallon pumpkin ale on Sunday. I checked on it yesterday and the airlock was bubbling away. Today, all finished. I'm new to brewing but aware that 'primary' fermentation takes about 4-6 days. It's never been this quick (2 days). Should I be concerned? Should I transfer to the...

Thanks for the help everyone. I think for now I'll add some extra DME like suggested and see where that gets me. I do plan on trying other kits to see how they are. I've only been doing Brewers Best since that is what my local store sells. I haven't really been too impressed with it. Just wanted...

I'm pretty new to brewing and just doing kits right now. My problem is, they are 5 gallon kits but I'm only getting 4.25-4.5 gallons out of it. I go until the hydrometer reads the original gravity required by the kit and then I stop. Is this normal? What can I do to get my final batch to end up...