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The OG was 1.050; it's now 1.012, yielding ABV of 5%.

I should have mentioned that the directions that came with the Brewer's Best kit I'm brewing said to transfer to secondary in 5-7 days. :)

I was curious how it was going, so I decided to move the brew to a secondary fermenter. I took a specific gravity reading (indicated exactly 5% ABV, right on for this brew), and siphoned it into the carboy. Then drank the bit from the SG reading; it's pretty good (for flat beer); could use a...

The ambient air temp is much lower (we never heat our house to more than 68). This is a thermometer strip attached to the fermentation bucket; I suspect the liquid inside does a pretty good job of keeping the container the same temperature as the liquid.

Every time I've looked at it, it's been at 70 degrees F, well within the 64-72 recommended range. I don't think temperature should be a problem.

Thanks, guys. I have a hydrometer, but I'm a bit squeamish about opening up the fermenter before it's done. Do I take the top off, or remove the airlock and siphon some out for the SG reading? And, given that I don't get any hints from the airlock, when's the best time to do that? Mark

I brewed up a batch of Red Ale from a Brewer's Best kit on Friday. Within hours, bubbles were coming through the air lock. It continued to bubble at about a bubble every second or two through the weekend. Yesterday, there were few bubbles. Today there are no bubbles. Is the batch...

FWIW, as a data point, I just brewed my first 5 gallon batch. A copper coil, working off of a sink spigot inside my house, cooled the wort from 212F to 70F in about 20 minutes.

Hi, My family gave me a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas. I brewed it up (a light ale), and the beer is quite nice (improving with age, very noticeably). Encouraged, I "moved up" a step in complexity, and bought a Brewer's Best kit for red ale (I prefer non-bitter beers), and all the hardware...