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This is my third batch and my airlock didn't show any signs of fermentation. After a week the krausen was great along with the smell and the gravity was right where i wanted it. My question is why didnt it bubble this time though? The stuff is all pretty new (only 3 brews) but do you think...

I would think the hops will now bitter the beer more and give a little less flavor and aroma. It looks like that kit only has 1oz of hops so it probably wasn't going to be very hoppy anyway. I'd guess you'll still get good beer. I've seen some American Browns that even dry hop, so you might...

My bottling bucket has too much headspace so i never tried it. I would use a carboy if lagering for a long time. The buckets are great, but i would worry about the plastic allowing oxygen in over long periods of time.

The beer will taste fine. Flavor shouldn't be changed much one way or the other. The secondary might help with clarity, although the majority now seem to think the yeast will actually clean up after itself if left in the primary 3-4 weeks. I think you would be fine with out a secondary.

+1 Leaving it sit on that yeast cake for months might be a bad idea. I'd secondary it for a few months.

I learned not to use water from a garden hose for your beer on my first batch lol. It tasted nice and rubbery.

I base this on absolutely nothing, but i think you would be good to drink after 3 weeks unless it is a big beer that would normally require longer time anyway.

It sounds like it would work, but i would prefer not to delay drinking for an extra week if it doesnt make a big difference. So i think i will see how it clears up on its own before deciding if it needs it.

I have a Amber Ale going and i have seen some people talking about cold crashing. I live in Chicago so the weather would help with letting me try to cold crash it. Are the benefits noticeable? Or should i just primary for 3-4 weeks and then bottle?

Sounds good! Thanks

I was battling boil overs like never before yesterday. I was spraying the foam with mist from my water bottle. Turns out that i grabbed my star san diluted bottle. I probably misted it with a good 5 oz of my mixture. What do you think this will do to the beer?

Thanks! I think i am going to go with the bucket. If the quality of beer is the same might as well go with the easier to use. Plus i can see the carboy drop being a matter of time lol.

Dang. I was asking if there were advantages other than convenience. I get that you can use both but is there any difference with clarity or anything that makes it better? Is there less risk of oxidizing the beer when checking a carboy since the opening is smaller? Thank you for the...

Its 7.5 gallon pot. I have 6.6 pounds of LME and 1 pound of DME for my next brew.