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I have an extract brewing kit that I have used twice that I am looking to sell. It’s an excellent set up it’s just not for me. All the items are listed below and should be everything you need to brew and then some, minus the extract kits. All items were ordered through Midwest supplies. 75$ (or...

It's really for no time in particular. I used a Belgian saison yeast with an Oktoberfest kit just for fun. I'll leave it in the primary for another two weeks, bringing it to 4 total. I'll bottle and leave for 5 weeks.

I'm going to move to bottling in two weeks and see what happens. I guess I'll just chalk this one up to experience. No more smoke flavorings haha.

I think I'll just let it sit for awhile. I thought it seemed like a lot but the bottle said 4oz per 5 gallon batch. After some further research on their site (adventures in home brewing) they say use 1-2oz. I bought everything in store and never thought to read the site.

I am in need of a bit of help. Brewed an Oktoberfest kit but swapped the yeast to a white labs 568, added 4oz of smoke extract (recommend for a 5 gallon batch) did some gravity testing last night and the beer is finished. It has a wonderful saison taste and smell but way too much smoke. Is...

I am in need of a bit of help. Brewed an Oktoberfest kit but swapped the yeast to a white labs 568, added 4oz of smoke extract (recommend for a 5 gallon batch) did some gravity testing last night and the beer is finished. It has a wonderful saison taste and smell but way too much smoke. Is...

Great news! Gravity reading are going perfect and the beer had a crazy ferment. Will bottle in two weeks! Next question. I added 4oz of smoke flavor to this batch, the bottle said use 4oz per 5 gal batch and boy is she smokey. Will this mellow out at all? I really hope with some more sitting and...

Great news! Gravity reading are going perfect and the beer had a crazy ferment. Will bottle in two weeks! Next question. I added 4oz of smoke flavor to this batch, the bottle said use 4oz per 5 gal batch and boy is she smokey. Will this mellow out at all? I really hope with some more sitting and...

Perfect, I'm using a big mouth bubbler so I can easily check activity without risk of contamination. What does one do if its stalled? Just curious.

Update, crazy few days of ferment thick heavy krausen. Day 4 krausen completely dropped off, still looks to be a bit of the lava lamp effect still going on. Still sound ok? Hydrometer arrives today, when should I give it a test? I have a basic og from the recipe box of 1.066. I'm guessing my...

Well I bought a new one. So basically when I check if after several weeks I'm just recording the number and seeing if it has stabilized and if so bottle? Going forward I'll use it from start to finish.

Nice one! Luckily I know it will be ok. I should probably just buy another one.

So I cannot get a hydrometer here until 8-5 to 8-8. Will that be too long? Sorry still a total newbie.

How will I know what the final gravity should be? It's original was 1.067 (could be wrong, I don't have the box in front of me). Let's be hypothetical and say I don't order one? How long would you recommend?

I'm brewing my second batch! First one was great. I was gifted an Oktoberfest kit (I don't like Oktoberfest) so I decided to tinker. I did a 5 gallon batch with white labs 568 (Belgian saison) and added some 4oz of brewing smoke. I pitched yesterday things are going great, perfect start to...