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Thanks for the info/advice! Everything looked and smelled normal during moving between stages, just wanted to seek the voice of experience. I've read that alot of people don't do the 2nd anymore, I'm really just doing it as a clearing stage, don't expect a lot of fermentation going on. Thanks...

Just started my 1st batch a little over a week ago, it's an American Pale kit. Everything seed to go fine during the brewing stage, put it in the primary (6 gal on plastic bucket), put the primary in a Rubbermaid tub just in case of blowoff/leaking, stuck it in a dark corner behind the bar and...