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Ok I'm brewing an EPA and my OG Was 1.042 and tonight I'm at 1.010. Well it's been very slow process... I left it in the primary fermentation because it was so slow. The recipe is an extract and was supposed to be ABV 5.0 and well now I'm just finally at 4.2. My question is.. Will it ferment and...

Was wondering if the alcohol content goes up after you bottle??? I'm doing an EPA and my OG was 1.042 and I'm at 1.010 tonight..I left it in the primary for the full 2 weeks because it was very slow and just wanted to get what I can out of it. Tonight I did move it to the secondary and im...

Well I'm a new b as well but only thing I can say is hydrometer test!! My 1st batch I'm still brewing and my house got hot one night.. I just kept taking a hydrometer test and kept going down. The only thing that tells me that it is still fermenting. You should do the same and well just try to...

Hey I'm a 1st time brewer and I had some questions?? Is it cool if I ask them on here??

My EPA is 2 weeks old today and my OG was 1.042 and yesterday I measured it and the FG is 1.010. So I think I'm there! I did leave it in the 1 st fermentation process the full 2 weeks and tonight I'm thinking of moving it to the secondary. I'm not sure how much time I should leave it.... I have...

Sorry I realized I posted it to the wrong thread after I posted sorry all

Alright I have a EPA brewing going on 2 weeks tomorrow. The weird thing is that I never got much bubbles at all. This is my 1st batch and well was nervous cause I had no bubbles! Well I got on here and a lot of you said to let it sit instead of moving it to the secondary the 1st week. So now I'm...

And I'm also going to bottle ...sorry I left that out

Thanks man I need help lol. Just want this batch to come out. It's an English pale ale recipe I to from the brew store... It's OG is 1.044-1.048 and after it cooled it read 1.042. So of coarse i had a problem with the seal to the valve and fell in the wort. So I fished and fished couldn't get...

Would you recommend doing the transfer to my carboy after the 1 week or just let it go the whole 2 weeks in the fermenter it is in??

I'm brewing my 1st batch of beer this week and it is an ipa recipe that I got from a home brew store. Well from the 1st 10 hours I didn't see any bubbling at all... So I pressed the cap of the fermenter to see if it had pressure and it did... Then I go back 30 min later and was bubbling. So I...

Thanks all this is a great app... I didn't know how the thread thing works!!! Now I found out thanks all!

I'm new to all of this and did my 1 st batch last night and I have 2 questions?? One is I made a mistake at the end of cooling and applying the yeast I dropped my seal for my valve.... Pushed right through into the wort and I washed my hands twice and well had to fish for it! Will this infect my...

Thanks for the quick answer! I'm just nervous about infecting it! One more beginner question?? If my hydrometer read 1.042 before fermentation how much could my alcohol % be.???

I brewed my 1st batch of beer tonight. I got a recipe from a home brew shop and well I have a question? I was at the end of the cooling process and putting the valve on the top when the black seal to my valve pushed through the lid into the wort. I washed my hands twice and arm and well had to...