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I know everybody has different opinions on this but this is my first time using a secondary at all and wanted to hear what everybody thinks. Usually I leave in primary for 3-4 weeks. I'm brewing a Vanilla Porter. I'm figuring on leaving in primary til OG level is constant for a few days and...

**When I'm going to bottle, I'll add additional lactose, vanilla, and DME. Then the bottles sit for 3 weeks to condition.** New to brewing but haven't heard of adding anything but priming sugar before bottling. What does this do (above) and how much are you adding?

Wow, thanks everyone for the very quick response! This is all kind of coming as a shock to me. I've read quite a bit on this forum and other things and assumed that time in the primary and such depends on the beer and recipe. The recipe in the kit said around 6 days before bottling!!! I will...

Hello everybody! Just started my first brew on Saturday finished at about 1pm. Its a red ale...just a brewers best kit. So heres my question..I know that 4-6 (or until bubbling slows down) days is the average to sit in the primary fermenter but heres my predicament. I was kind of planning on...