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i have learned more about beer in the last 11 days then i knew before. i am a young brewer so that may be one of the reasons but i also just caught the fever. home brewing is an amazing process with endless possibilities.

from what i have read it can take longer - that's why people use starters for it - but it really just depends on the temperature of the wort at the time you pitched the yeast and the temperature it is kept at during fermenting (pretty sure you can quote me on this) just sit back and relax my...

i believe the preferred method is to add the priming mixture to the bottling bucket then pour the wort on top of it - this process will ensure a well mixed wort for bottling. however my recipe says to dump it in on top of the wort in the bottling bucket

I just received 'how to brew' by john palmer as a christmas present - he says he leaves his beer in the primary fermenter for 3 weeks to a month and recommends nothing less then 2 weeks i think the only way you can tell if fermentation is done is to open up your bucket and take a gravity...

I'll have to jot that down.

hahah thanks man - you have given this place some great advice - i see your name in like every thread i read with some A+ knowledge and i commend you on that - i hope to be in your shoes one day i am just REALLY eager. this is something i have wanted to do for a long time and i finally am...

yeah i know, i didnt take the OG reading because i was/am a dumb rookie and spaced on a turkey baster. i had read about letting your beer ferment for a lot longer then what the recipe said (3 days of fermenting 4 days of settling - 4 weeks off bottling) and was planing on it. i also realize...

Hi guys, my first brew is still in the fermenter - i could probably bottle it tomorrow or the next day but am going to wait until the 27th to check the gravity and bottle ... but i was wondering i got a 6.5 glass carboy that i just picked up - was wondering if it would be worth it to rack it...

i have found that my 'fermometer' strip on my bucket doesn;t really tell me much - my apt will be set at like 68-70 but because of drafts and such my first batch has been fluctuating between about 62-72 degrees. someone mentioned to me also your beer is usually about 4 degrees warmer on the...

sorry to hijack your thread but i too have an equipment purchase question i found a local beer store - only one in my city that sells just brewing stuff. anyhoot i was going to get a floating thermometer and a big grain bag. someone told me before i do anything i should either buy or make...

thanks for this read some great advice in these forums if your willing to search for it and read. my first brew that is fermenting now was from extracts but i am researching an easy second brew that doesnt use extracts for my next brew and had been wondering about some of this.

i think 5 gallons makes roughly 48 although my first batch is still fermenting - i also think i remember seeing in my readings that its closer to 50 beers per 5 gallons. i have no idea though

one thing is for sure..... I'm investing in a mini fridge that can fit my fermenting bucket in it before next brew :)

i have a stick on thermometer on my bucket - i think you are right though about the liquid temp.not changing too much its just the thermometer keeps reading differently do to drafts and then being heated up.

i have my true brew amber ale fermenting in a closet in my kitchen - it is supposed to ferment between 60-75 degrees - the coldest its been is like 62 and the warmest its been is about 72 - was wondering if these fluctuating temperatures (out of my control because the closet is drafty and near...

thanks for the advice guys i just wanted to let you all know that my first brew went successfully - i've already realized a few things that i could do better next time but thats part of the learning experience. its in a cool closet in my kitchen - about 69 degrees - i can see co2 bubbles...

i am really happy you said that because i feel i may have contaminated my beer if you hadn't. i was using a pitcher that had been in the fridge without a top to pour the filtered brita water in - i hadn't even thought of cleaning it or the brita filter - i'm starting over - hah, and i had...

oh yeah im using brita filtered tap water - i havent read anything that says normal tap water isnt ok unless 'tap water in your area is questionable' which i really isnt here. i was wondering though it tells me to add the wort to 3 gallons of cold water - does it have to be like refrigerator...

its a malt extract and im adding like 4 gallons of water in the fermenting bucket before i put the wort in. its a really basic brew an amber beer from true brew

ok, i wanted to do it but just spaced on getting a turkey baster and now their is 6 inches of snow on the ground :x and i cant find anything else to use to scoop some out. ill try and figure something out.