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Oh...and just to be more explicit, hoppybrewster, you won't necessarily need a smaller fermenter. There is just more airspace in a larger one, so the fermentation will take a little longer to produce activity in the airlock. If you're using a clear bottle, you'll be able to see the fermentation...

Interestingly, my sister bought me Mr. Beer refills for Christmas, though I haven't used Mr. Beer in ages. I was thinking that instead of returning it to Amazon and getting a $20 or so credit, I'd just brew it in one of my Better Bottle 5 gal secondaries. The only issue will be checking the...

UPDATE: Great news! My hydrometer reading was at 1.018 down from an OG of 1.049! You guys were totally right. I'm letting this baby continue to run out because I'm still not in my FG range. I sampled the beer after I took a SG reading and it tasted great. No real off-flavors. I was also told...

You guys are awesome. I really appreciate your information. I'll chill out and have a beer. Or 4. There's a great bar in Scranton that has $10 buckets of fine micros (4 per bucket). That should get my mind off my basement laboratory. HAHA!

Okay, I took a hydrometer reading. OG was 1.049 (upper limit of what the instructions said, so that's good). This reading came in at 1.040. So, the ferm stalled or something. Any thoughts on whether or not I can restart it? Should I get a yeast starter going and pitch it?

Whew! Thanks, folks. The temp is down lower, but only around 71. Hopefully that is enough to get things moving again. Unionrdr: Did you pop to top and stir with a sanitized spoon? Or did you just shake it up a bit?

I brewed a Brewer's Best Wit on Saturday and pitched at 70 degrees at around 4:30 p.m. I just got home from a party and it's Sunday at 4:00 a.m. and my fermentation stopped going. It initially did start and on Sunday morning, the airlock was bubbling at a nice clip. The temperature in the house...

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