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Hmm this is interesting to read. Whats everyones consensus on my pale ale then? It used 6lbs Gold LME, 8oz. Caramel 40 steeping grains, 1oz Cascade hops at start of boil, and Muntons dry yeast, 6 grams. I'm sure someone has thoughts on time :) PS: this morning bubbling has slowed, and temp...

Sorry I meant to include the hydrometer. After I notice a stop in bubbling I'll check with a hydrometer. :) My OG was a few points higher than what it said in the instructions but im not too worried. It was at 1.046 to 1.048 range. Kit says 1.044 max. I'm shooting for 1.010-1.014 FG.

Ok so about 2 weeks in ferm and i'll see if it has stopped bubbling in the airlock. After 2 weeks I'll put some in the fridge and get 'em cold and see what i've got. It will take me a while to drink them all so they will get good aging. I'll keep notes as to how they tasted at what age.

Ok yeah I'm not doing a secondary. The beer is in a white plastic bucket so i have no visual contact with whats going on inside. Should I wait till the airlock stops bubbling and then wait a day or so and then crack her open and take a reading?

Hey so heres a question: My first brew is fermenting and the instructions say to ferment for two weeks then bottle. How long should I bottle? 2 weeks then pop 'em in the fridge? 2 weeks then a week in the fridge? 3 weeks in the bottle in the closet? The instructions are too vague for me if im...

As far as yeast is concerned i have no idea what strain. All it said was brewers yeast. It came with my beginners kit. For the next batch I'll use frozen blocks of sterilized water, and if that doesn't work then I'll get a wort chiller.

Hey all. Morning report: airlock still bubbling away nicely. I need to add some star-san water mix to keep her from drying out, and fermometer reads 68. Is 68 about where you want it? Ambient is colder but of course with fermentation making some heat I feel the upper 60's is the best i'll get. I...

Good news! Fermentation has begun. Airlock is bubbling away nicely. Fermometer is around 71 degrees. I'm hoping to go lower but is this acceptable? It's a pale ale.

Ohh ok thats good to know. thanks. So i transferred the fermenter to it's permanent resting place. It's in our bedroom under the ac outlet. Fermometer was reading 74 and I then added a wet towel around it. I pulled the thermometer out of my humidor for the time being to monitor ambient temps and...

Oh by the by whats the average time between pitching and fermentation kicking into high gear? Are we talking hours? Or a day?

Yeah i threw some bottles in the freezer now. I have to go to work soon so i thought i would get it pitched and keep trying to lower the temp.

Yeah I should have gotten some ice. Ohh well. Temp now in the mid 70's and I pitched it. Instructions said pitch anything below 80. Still in the water bath but now all sealed up. Before we go to bed I'll put it on a little stand i fashioned up in the bedroom behind the door. Will keep the dog...

Were at 82 degrees and dropping...... very slowly lol. Next time (other than having more ice for the ice bath) I'm gonna boil some water the day before, and freeze it into blocks of ice to throw in to the hot liquid to help cool down. Lesson learned.

Alrighty thanks guys. Next time I'll leave it in the kettle. I just tested the "cold" water coming out of the bathtub faucet and it's 75 degrees. Hmmm.

Thanks for the fast response McKnuckle lol. I was getting a bit antsy. :) I've been stirring it as well and replenishing the water in the tub. It leaks out slightly. Ambient in here is 69 right now so I don't know how close to 70 i can get. hoping the water helps.

Pretty exciting day. I brewed the Front Porch Pale Ale that came with the beginner kit from Midwest Supply. Here is my experience: I sanitized everything with Star-san so I hope that everything stay nice and clean. I first heated up 3 gallons to 155 degrees and kept it between there and 158...

Ok so I will be doing a partial boil (about 3 gallons in the brew kettle and then top off to 5 gallons in fermenter) and if I'm supposed to add 1/2 gram per gallon of calcium chloride, would I use 1.5 grams for the 3 gallons im boiling, or 2.5 grams for the total 5 gallons?

Maybe I'll swing by my local to pick some up. I think they have that. While I'm there i might as well get some Campden tablets no? I have chlorine in my water as you'd expect and I read it's a big no-no.

Well I bought a starter kit from Midwest and it comes with "Front Porch Pale Ale." No real info on this beer but I'll just follow directions and use what I've learned here. I also bought some star san, fermometers, a hydrometer, and a bottle washer. Should be all set for this first batch. :)

Ok could I buy some one gallon jugs of filtered water at the store and use that?