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Sorry guys it was supposed to be a .01 it was a quick guess I knew it was close to what it was. I didn't realize I put the .02. I was worried because my first brew the fg was off and the beer was extremely sugary. But I am just letting it sit for a while longer than I shall see what it has...

This has all been helpful! So I should be ok for now right? Just let it sit longer?

Re-hydrating the yeast is a better choice, in warm (around 90F or so) water, not wort. Pitching the yeast dry can cause up to half the available yeast to die due to the shock of being thrown into a high-sugar environment, so it is better to re-hydrate. It won't ruin your beer if you don't...

Isn't 1.008 a higher sg rating though? and the 1.014 was supposed to be without the extra I put in. Sorry I am just confused and not sure how to read the numbers here. Also I did not know that about the extract I was told that it was great for fermenting so I got it.

Ok wow lots of responses lets hope I can answer them right lol. I used a BSG west coast ipa kit. It was dry yeast which I was told just sprinkle on after you put it in the primary. I did not use the yeast that was in the kit i rebought the same type fresh from the cooler so i wouldn't have old...

So this is my second brew attempt. My first was a belgian ale which turned out bad. Tasted like sugar with some alcohol in it and a green tint when held to the light. Also i could not get the fg to get to what it should be. It was off by a good .02 points and couldn't get it to change after 2...

So I got antsy and opened one of my new brew. And I think it turned out great after I left it alone! Thank you again guys

Ok so it's been almost

Thanks for the advice about the moss. My local shop told me about it days after I put everything in the fermenter. It's in a nice cold spot for now and the sediment is going down. Just slowly and since the clearing the sample I took tasted much better. Ithe extra sweetness I am guessing was me...

Got it guess I need to take another reading today

Thank you guys for the advice.

If not able to put it in the fridge, ice bath again?

Hydro reading fg was 1.009 and forgot to do og when i started but took it 2 days later when the bubbles stopped the first time. That was 1.029. it kept moving around when I took the picture. the bubbles stopped after 2 days went back to the store and got fermen yeast nutrient and the bubbling...

Here is my firest sample it's not to dark but cloudy. Next is the second day but very dark on top with the sediment spring about half way down.

Hello. So I finally attempted to make my own beer. I chose the bsg belgian ale kit. I did everything just fine until I opened the lid to transfer to my Secondary. While doing it I noticed it is still very cloudy.so I kept a sample out to see how long it took for it to have the debris settle to...