Recent content by jkeaton1

Just curious, but why is everyone saying keep in the primary? Is secondary fermentation not necessary?

Hey everyone. Me again. So I popped open my primary fermenter yesterday bc after 24 hours of consistent bubbling it came to dead stop. Took a gravity reading of 1.021. Gonna take another reading today and tomorrow. If consistent I'm transferring to carboy. Any of that sound like a bad idea?

Just getting into brewing and was thinking of using the pickle buckets from work but had that initial thought of "but that smell tho!" Let us know what works for you, because if I'm able to get rid of the smell these buckets are as plentiful as trash in a dumpster.

Thanks everyone. My wort was around 70 degrees, but I should have taken reading before adding water. You've all eased my worries. I'll let u know how it turns out.

It was an extract kit. This exact one. http://www.midwestsupplies.com/oatmeal-stout.html I took a picture of the hydrometer so I know I read it correctly. It also occured to me that the top off water wasn't mixed well but i transfered the wort between the first fermenting bucket and kettle...

Hey folks, just brewed my first batch today. I think it went well, but we're only 5 hours into fermentation so we'll see. Here's my question. The starting gravity I took of my wort read 1.014. The recipe (Oatmeal Stout) says SG should be 1.042-1.046. Honestly, I didn't even notice this low...