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Well, it should have gone through a period called fermentation in which the wort (pronounced wert) churns up and begins to separate and clarify. Basically the yeast you pitched eats up the sugars in the wort and leaves behind alcohol and CO2. The CO2 comes out of your blow off tube or airlock...

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Welcome to HBT troybott. The length of time in primary and secondary depends on the type of beer you are making. Light ales and hefs may only be in primary for 10 days with no secondary, while big stouts require much longer than that. Without any specifics on your brew kit, I would say...

I mot gonna get involved in this nonsense.

I've only done about 6 batches, but everything I end up with tastes like great beer! I don't use any filtration at all, but the water in Idaho doesn't have a bad reputation unless you live in some really alkaline areas.

This beer sounds GREAT! I want to brew it next, but I'll have to wait a bit because I have too many big beers slowing down the effectiveness of my pipeline.

Nice, good luck!

For sure. They make 1 gallon carboys, and you can buy little lids that you can put an airlock into. If you're wanting to get into home brewing, skip the Mr. Beer and jump right in to all grain batches. There isn't really much you can screw up as long as you sanitize everything. Your local...

Bro, just buy a 1 gallon carboy at your local homebrew store and start with one gallon brews. Just take a 5 gallon recipe, divide it by 5 and you can do them on your stovetop super easy. That's how I started, and believe me you will want to invest in some basic equipment to start making 5...

"Of course I put two cups of sugar in because I like alcohol." Priceless! He is definitely a home brewer now!

+5 = 4200

Well I would say the bulk of the fermentation is over by now and the yeast is most likely finishing up. I'm no expert, but I bet everything will turn out just fine.

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Haha that's funny, lil' krausen cuddle. I can't answer on the specific temp. Out of curiosity, how long have they been in primary?

I opened an Oatmeal Stout after 3 weeks in the bottle. It was flat, little head, and sweeter than usual for the style. Gave it another two weeks and it was spot on. Just give her time and she'll come around. I would say 5-6 weeks should be good for your stout. In the meantime, enjoy the...

Boiling wort is like driving. If you take your eyes off the task at hand, you risk an easily avoidable tragedy.

I had never heard of Mr. Beer before joining this website.

Put it in bed with you! Kidding, but it shouldn't be a problem. Most likely it will just start the fermentation again when it comes up to temperature. As I understand it, the temperature extremes to avoid are those on the high end. Low temperatures will just stall out the fermentation for a bit.

Sure, it'll just push out the top.

EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. All hail the OP!