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+1 The spigot is usually slightly above the trub, so no problems transfering to the bottling bucket. Also, my ferm bucket is on a sloped floor. I turn the bucket so the spigot is uphill, and after a few weeks I get even more clearance.

I'm not so sure that's mold. Looks like hop particles and yeast bubbles. But I'm no expert.

Putting it next to the freezer would make it warmer actually, as it pumps out heat to keep the inside cool.

How can you make a growler last 6 weeks?!? :confused::) Mine barely last 6 hours... Haha.

That was exactly how I read your statement, so no worries. I'm not sure how people saw it as rude.

Your sensor is probably looking for carbon monoxide (CO), not carbon dioxide (CO2). CO=bad; CO2=fine

I'm sort of new here, but those temps in your garage do seem high for fermentation. 35C = 95F. Any way to get the bucket to room temp (18-25C)? Or are you banished to the garage for your experiment?

Hey, I brewed my first batch about the same day as you! We are probably on the same schedule for bottling. I'm using a secondary, though, for two reasons: (1) because it came with the kit, and (2) my primary will also be used as the bottling bucket. When I crack my first beer, I will give you...

Reviving this thread to see how it went for the OP. I did the same thing--although my pitch temp was probably much higher-- :o and am currently at a week after re-pitching. If I hadn't read this thread, I would have tossed my first batch instead. Thanks to this board for saving it (hopefully)!