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an update: I used muntons gold dry yeast. It was my first time so I followed the instructions that said, sprinkle on top, don't need a starter! It was at high temp? maybe. Not too high, but closer to 80 that 70, for sure. The worth was cooler, but the watter in the bucket was warmer, so at the...

thanks! I'm back home. Still not bubbling steadly (20 hrs after brewing). But I see a bubble now and then. Besides, I can put my ear on the bucket and hear some gurgling. Hope it keeps improving.

I thought the same... I push the lid and the level goes up. Maybe I have to give it more time... Now I have to be patient... that's the hard part! :) thanks!

Hi folks! I brewed for the first time last night... The wort has been in the fermenter the whole night now and I don't see any bubbles... I removed the airlock, peeked through the whole and there is foam on top. I sanitized the lock and put it back. The temp on the outside of the bucket is:74...

More equipement questions: how do you sample to measure gravity? any special piece of equipement? could I use the spigot on the primary? or should I take a sample with a tube from the middle of the fermenter? Sorry about the silly questions, but I wanna go to the LHBS with a more defined idea...

Now, that's a good one! LOL Denny: I've been considering the bench capper, and I've not decided over that yet, thanks for the advice!

Thanks again to you all! I knew that when you ask for opinion you may get some different answers. And yet, all the feedback is so valuable. I have enough non-twist offs to bottle 2 2.5 gal batches. So I am probably including only a couple of twist offs intermixed with the others in each batch...

Thanks usmcruz and Denny! Yep. I am looking for new, plastic food grade containers in the 2.5-3.5 gal volume. I'll see what I can get. Otherwise I'll go with the 5 gal. bucket I saw at the store. The cooler idea is good as well, I'll check it out. Once I gain confidence I'll try to go with a...

Hi folks! I've been reading a bit about homebrewing now, including lurking at this site. By now I am ready to start brewing, but I have a couple of questions. First my ideas: I've decided that I'll start with 2.5 gal all extract batches. This is roughly half of most of the recipes I've...