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Thanks again Revvy for the info! Although I am using a dark colored growler I can see I definitely have the band at the bottom! How would I go about feeding it again?

I have just made my first starter and I use a starter dme from my LHBS. It was 2 oz of dme and I used 3 cups of water, boiled the dme for about 10 minutes cooled it down to 70* (white labs california ale) shook it up, pitched the yeast and capped it with sanitized foil. I then shook the growler...

I think swirling the bucket woke up the yeast becuase from what pete says there is some action going on in the airlock!

Saavy!:rockin:

Definitely not a lager! IPA

We are new to this! What exactly is a diacetyl rest?

Did you take the reading? :mug:

Just found out that we should be taking the first hydrometer reading before aeration!:o

I found a recipe for the DogFish Head 90 Min IPA that says to use DME. I've never used DME and I'm not really sure what types are out there. The recipe doesn't specify a variety, such as light, dark, pale, etc. Can anyone suggest a variety of DME that would work for the 90 Min IPA?

:DYour right Revvy! I guess I meant any tips and tricks for the new brewer and not just on this subject. When I come with the questions I shall ask! :mug:

Cool thanks for the info so far! If anyone else has input on this I would love to hear it!

I did a hydrometer reading on day 7 and day 8 and the readings were the same. From what I've read I thought thats when you go to second fermentor. Did I jump the gun or was it done fermenting? There was a bubble every couple minutes in the airlock. Should I go to the bottle now? Could I add some...

I am new to brewing and transferred to a carboy for second fermentation. There doesn't seem to be any action. I haven't seen any bubbles coming out of the airlock although the air is right at the edge of the inner piece. Does this seem right? Is it ready to bottle? :confused:

ahhhhh! What a noob! I just took another look at my hydrometer and at the top says 1.000. I assumed that the reading of 10 meant 1.10 but I realize now means 1.010. It makes sense now. Thanks for making me take a second look!:mug:

Hey my friends and I are new to brewing and I just dont understand the hydrometer! My OG was 1.035 and read that I had to do another reading between first and second fermentation. That reading was 1.1025. This just doesn't make sense to me. Can anyone please help! If the 1.1025 was my final...