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This is my second batch and it got a lot easier. The fist batch started less than 24 hrs so I thought there might be something wrong. I appreciate the advice and I'm sure I'll be back for more info. Thanks.

Pitched at 75.Basement is about 70 degrees right now. OG was right at minimum but within range

Pitched at 75. Fermenting at about 70 in basement. OG was right at minimum but still in range.

I put a batch of robust porter in the fermentor on Monday. It was a brewers best kit. Everything went smooth and had no issues. It's almost 48 hrs later and still not seeing any action in the airlock. Am I being impatient or is there something I should do or be doing?

I Used a brewers best kit for red ale. Followed directions that came with it. I put exactly 5 gallons in primary. Next time i will put a little more to compensate. Thank for all the advice. Im sure i will be asking more questions thanks

7 days in primary. About an inch of sludge. Filled 22 oz bottles and got 21 filled. Plus 2 32 oz ez caps. Left a little in fill bucket just to make sure I didn't get any sludge.

Just brewed my first batch of beer and bottled today. Wondering how much waste there is. Only filled about 500 oz out of the possible 640. What's the normal amount of waste?