Recent content by psuicers

That's exactly what I thought. There is no right/wrong answers I guess. Just a matter of personal preference. So I guess I'll just let it sit in there for 2 weeks total and then bottle. Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

Hello all, I'm a fairly new brewer who just got done putting a cherry wheat into a secondary after letting it sit 2 weeks in the primary. I just added the cherry extract and then siphoned into a secondary. After reading various posts, it seems that wheat beers are ment to be bottled "young". My...

Thanks for the info. It actually is gonna be a cherry wheat. So I'll just wait another week and move to secondary and add the cherry flavoring. Thanks again. But your right. It definitely is madness.

Quick question. I just made a wheat beer this past Saturday. By tuesday it was done fermenting and the gravity is down to where it should be? Is it to soon to move to a secondary this weekend and just let it sit in there since I'm planning of brewing another beer this weekend, or should I keep...

I am a new brewer and pretty much just new to everything. I have a question about the hydrometer and the original and final gravities, and didnt know where to post it, so this is where. When is the best time to take an original gravity reading? before you aerate and add the yeast or after you...

I usually do 2 weeks in the primary and then 2 weeks in the secondary. So I hope that is long enough before it goes into the bottles.

I havent really checked it since i made it on Saturday. I was afraid to check it so soon, since the homebrew store guy said try not to disturb it that often so oxygen and other things dont get intoduced to it. But then again Im open for all kinds of feedback about checking the hydrometer, and...

Hello everyone, Im a new member as well as a new homebrewer, and i have a question about fermentation. I made 2 beers so far and in both cases they have fermented very quickly. The most recent one was Saturday night. Started fermenting Sunday night and now I looked at it and it is completely...