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hahaha yeah i meant ample....serious typo!!!

I think it should be fermenting fine because from what you described, there is amble krausen on the top...

Pardon my ignorance but what exactly is krausen??

Yeah, i mean i cracked open the lid and from the looks of it, it seems to be ferementing but still no bubbles. I will double check again for cracks in the lid. Thanks!

I am now on my fourth day of my pale ale in the primary fermenter and have not had a single bubble come from the airlock. I used california liquid yeast. The bucket is being stored in a very dark closet with temps right at 70 F. Should i be getting worried>?? TIA

what is a blow-off tube???

The batch we brewed last night has been brought to life and is bubbling through the rubber stopper and airlock and i dont know what to do to stop it!!! it is coming out at a slow bubble. do we take the airlock and rubber stopper off and re sanitize and put back on the car boy?????

Thanks for the help everyone!!! Ive been writing all of this down in my notes! I will let everyone know how it goes tomorrow.....

its a ten gallon stainless steel pot that we paid a pretty good amount for. I think the best option here is to set it outside in some sort of very large container filled with ice water.

how would you go about using an icebath if you do not have a chiller of any sorts??

yeah as far as aerating the yeast i was going to swirl it around and get some action going on in there when syphoning into the car boy. and for cooling down, i dont have any sort of chiller. being as it is 30 degrees outside, i firgure just letting it sit out there for an hour or so would get...

Thanks so much for the advice!!! you guys are answering alot of questions!!

First off, I am a new member and this is my first post. Im sure there have been hundreds of new member/beginning batch posts, so thanks in advance for any advice. I am brewing my first batch tonight which is a abita turbodog mock kit. We will be using a 10 gallon stainless kettle on a propane...