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Sweet, thanks everyone.

Hey all, just a quick update, and thanks for the replies. Bottled on Wednesday with a FG of 1.008. Sample taste was excellent, better than I could have hoped. Bottle conditioning for 3 weeks and then..... Mmmmmm.

Hi all. Not worried here, just want to get your thoughts. Brewing a spiced ale with an OG of 1.070. I pitched with 2 packets of S-33, rehydrating only 1 of the packets before pitching. Fermenting away within 3 hours. Very fast bubbling the following morning. Within 36 hours it slowed to around...

Thanks folks. So this is that patience thing everyone is talking about. :)

Fermentation seems to have clearly stopped. A gravity reading yesterday showed 1.008 at 69 degrees. I was thinking about letting it sit in primary for another week and bottling after that. Any thoughts to the contrary? Thanks all.

Thanks all. Yes, OG was 1.052 (corrected).

First, this place rocks. My recipe includes 6.5 lbs of lme, a half pound of brown sugar, and some steeped grains. I only used a single wyeast smacker. I'm reading that it could use 2 packs. 5.2 gallons are on the tail end of fermenting, which began on Monday. Should I add a second pack, and...

cool story. And yes, it is addictive. I haven't even tasted my first batch and I'm counting funds to buy a second fermenter to get another one going.

Can't make it tonight but I will keep my eye on the page. Thanks for the invite.

Cheers from the Wash, DC area. Glad I found this forum because it appears to be friendly and incredibly useful. The scope of topics and discussion is amazing. Began my first batch this weekend after weeks of reading up and gathering equipment. It's a little ambitious for a complete noob, I...