Just bottled up a replica of the extract/grain recipe, did 13 days in the primary...it tasted great straight from the primary. Can't wait to see it after being in a bottle for 2 weeks!:tank:
So I did not think of this and added that half gallon of water I had left over...I went in to check the primary and there must have been an overflow out of the airlock...there was maybe 15ml of liquid on the lid and the airlock now has a lovely shade of golden liquid in it instead of the clear...
So I just put this in the primary. I did a partial boil (3.25 gallons...the largest boil I can currently do) with the extract recipe on the first page. I steeped 1 pound of carafoam (I read somewhere in this thread by the original poster that this was an acceptable substitute) for 30 minutes...
I am new to brewing, this is my fourth batch altogether...and I have yet to use a secondary. I ordered and just got all the stuff needed for the original extract recipe. My question is do I need to go get another 6 gallon bucket and all for a secondary or can I just leave it in the primary for...