Recent content by set5135

Welcome to the to the wonderful world of home brewing! I too have just pretty much began my journey into the world of beer, but I love every moment of brewing a batch of beer.

Lets Steep

Smells wonderful

Time to ferment

This was me working on my first batch of brew.

Thanks for all the help guys! Sorry I've had a bit of a busy week so I haven't been able to get back on here til now. I'm planning on taking a reading of my beer and a taste in the next day or two. If all is well I'll be bottling this weekend.

I believe that ferm has stopped. The airlock is almost totally still and the foam has subsided substantally. I haven't taken a hydro reading since before pitching (Sunday night). Also I'm not even sure as to how I would take a reading while its in a carboy without losing my hydrometer in the...

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Hasn't it been to long to repitch? Its been in here now for about 72 hours.

My bucket is a 6.5 gallon, but for some reason it would not seal correctly. I think I found a burr just above the sealing line on the lid. I'm pretty sure that's why it wasn't sealed properly. Now that I have moved it to my carboy it seems to be just fine. Although the fermentation seems to have...

Thanks for the help! So I should skip secondary and just keep it here for extra time?

I brewed my first batch of beer on Sunday night. I was a little suspicious of my fermentation bucket that it had not sealed properly but I did all I could to get it closed and said ok I'll let it go. On Monday afternoon I noticed the wort coming out of the airlock and out of a portion of the...