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good work My first batch has been in primary for 20 days now. decided to wait 21 before cracking the lid and taking my first gravity reading. Then i plan on taking a gravity reading the following 2 days. then bottling at about the 24th day. can't wait. i too think my first batch went well.

i think you solved my 'i dont know what to brew for my second batch' problem

that was my question, why bubbles in the air lock so late.

Bueller? Bueller?

Update: Beer has been in the primary for 17 days. The temperature has been at a pretty constant 60-62 but a few times i had looked at it and you could tell at some point in the night as it got colder outside it dipped down to 58 (I've been worry about this but believe the wort has never...

HOLY ****! This thread got me curious, it has been 17 days since my beer went into the primary, havent even looked the bucket in a couple of days knowing its in a safe spot at the right temp. i started thinking "maybe today i will bottle" so i went and looked at my bucket. i also wanted to...

im a n00b too and i have been reading a lot of info from a lot of different places - leave it in the primary for 3-4 weeks then bottle and wait another 3-4 weeks or even longer :) proceed to buy new set up and secondary fermentation device > repeat process

sounds like a dispenser at my work that takes warm(or cold) water out the faucet and mixes it directly with sanitizer and shoots it out a hose - sounds like a good setup you have its used in lots of big kitchens in the food business.

i would suggest doing some ( a lot ) of reading before you attempt to 'make your own wort' i'm just basing that on your first couple of posts.

i just bought a 5 gallon glass carboy - started my first batch in the primary(bucket) at 3:49am est on december 19th - i was going to let it sit in the primary for another week or so before bottling would you recommend racking it to the new glass carboy for the last week/week and half?

ah i see, i was reading about using a dishwasher and no sanitizer for sanitizing bottles - probably the mix up in advice i just gave/received. i just bought some iodophor today and was going to use it for my next brew - going to fill up a cooler with water and santizer and just let my stuff...

i read earlier today on this website (actually it was a link from this website to hbt wiki page) about sanitizing - you should sanatize everything no longer then an hour in advance. you want it to be sanitized and dried right before you use it.

this dude sounds like he would be better suited for this message board http://www.phantasytour.com/phish/boards.cgi go take your salty bitterness over there. I was genuinely interested in this guys post. he is right, most people here are very welcoming and friendly - i have never seen anyone...

nice i love buying new equipment i get a warm feeling inside :P what exactly do you mean by beer fridge? just a mini fridge specifically for holding lagering temperatures and your bottled beer? that's what i need - did you grab it off craigslist? how much and what can it hold exactly.

im fortunate enough to have a girlfriend who knows me well enough to buy me my first home brew equipment and extract kit for my birthday :) she tries to keep up with my lingo and talk about it with me. she too has already learned more about beer in the last 3 weeks as she knew in 24 years...

So i visited my LHBS and picked up a few new toys. My first brew will be ready to bottle in about a week and i am beginning to plan my second brew. My first brew was an all extract kit and i do not want to do another all extract brew. i have been reading a lot and watching you tube videos and...

my first brew (2 weeks in primary) never reached a rolling boil. followed the kit instructions because i knew it was at least a 'good enough boil' i cooled it (thank god i just watched a youtube video right before cooling) that said i should cool my wort - which my kit never mentioned - so i...

#436 still a newb and finding this thread hilarious to the point of calling your SWMBO into the room to read numbers 106-112 only to find her more amused by doing her hair

i started my first batch a week before the holidays as well it is still int he primary because i have read much information saying to leave it their for 3 to 4 weeks despite what my recipe says - i trust my books and the people who have been on here over any kit recipe. having said that -in...

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