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sorry for the long delay in response... I got sent out on a business trip and just got home.. Had the fiance watch over the brew for a while but it will be ready in two months from start to finish... So I had it in the primary for two weeks and was thinking about having it in secondary for 1.5...

Hey new to brewing and I am making a Heavy Ale and I just put it into the secondary and was wondering how long to leave it in secondary before I bottle?

I cannot fore see any problems bottling but I think that it still has a little more fermenting to go i believe. That seems like a ok FG so i would think you are good to go

I am in the same boat as a beginner but from what I been reading up on and from what i understand check you reading again in a day or so and see if it did not change. If you get the same reading 2-3 days in a row then you are ready to bottle. And you ABV might go up a tid bit with the priming...

by my calculations using the OG and FG that you provided I calculated a 5.0%ABV

So when I make the started I boil my DME and water and then add the yeast once it is cooled down to room temp or so. Another question... Do I add the entire yeast package that I recieved in my kit or only use a little amount of it and once the starter is at its peak of growth and bubbling...

Ya i also just found out that my neighbor brews his own beer so he said he would help me as well as loaned me "Joy of Home Brewing Vol 3" and looked up some stuff in there. Thanks for the links. I think the most I was confused about was the terminology but I looked those up and anwered alot of...

Awesome!!! my chocolate lab will probably love these things! get more bang for the buck! thanks

That was my other question that I failed to ask... Did i need a starter... I am making "Winter Warmer" it is a heavy ale that i ordered it from northern breweries.

Hey thanks for the help! I appreciate it!

It is a liquid yeast

So I boil the 1 cup DME with 2 pints of water and put it into a container with a sealed lid and use an air lock and let that sit for a couple of days to grow the yeast shaking alot to keep the yeast multiplying. is that what you mean by pitch? (I know dumb question).

Hey I am new to the home brewing world and I bought a starter beer kit and I also bought all of the stuff I need to brew for the first time and the beer that I bought recommends to have a starter yeast. My question I guess is how to get get a starter yeast? I am guessing I am just activating...