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Okay all done , I used a hydrometer and it came out to 1.25 . I let it sit for two days and it was still the same, so I bottled. The suggested gravity was 1.18 . Bad or good? Tasted great and smelled awesome, can't wait for it to carb up and drink a cold one.

So popped open my fermenting bucket to dry hop. Any infection in the brew from what you guys can see? Smelled great tho , hope everything is all good and can't wait for a week to pass so I can start bottling. Dreams do come true:beard:

Is there a risk of infection when bottling? Slowly counting the days, almost time to dry hop. I have pellets , do I just toss them in of use a herb bag?

by not using a secondary will my beer taste yeasty from sitting on a bed of yeast for three weeks? 1 week down and 2 more till bottling, ill probably use my bottling bucket as a secondary unless that frowned upon . the suspense to see how my beer looks is like no other ha

How many days did you dry hop for? I figured the more hops less time in carboy/bucke so the aroma isn't to intense .

alright maybe 1.5 oz lol im a IIPA guy, hop bitterness and aroma are what I'm aiming for. bc I'm dry hoping won't the citra only affect aroma and not the bitterness? also airlock stopped bubbling after 4 days, I've read here on the forums not a big deal. what i did just bc i thought it was...

Got a but scared , but fermentation has begun. Well it's bubbling so I hope that's what it means lol Anyone have some suggestions/opinions about using bottling bucket as a secondary ? If beer left in yeast will it make it taste yeasty?

Finished first brew. Accidentally didn't add last hop addition , whoops. A little too many NB ranger IPA haha So what I was thinking is just add it to my dry hop. 2oz of citra. Read that citra is a potent hop and is to be used lightly? Anyone filial with it? Also tried the new Belgium...

Why are all my hobbies obsessions lol "Relax have a home brew" I actually have read his book (maybe the third ver. Idk) but it was very informative and have a whole spectrum of knowledge from beginner to pro. Thanks for the info and will def. post pics and updates to my first brew.

Hey everyone. I'm from salinas ca and I'm starting my first home Brew(save applause for the end) :) I got basic equipment ; Fermentor bucket Bottling bucket 7.5 boiling pot And the other essential tools. Going extract for my first batch. Bought a kit for a traditional west coast...