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This brings up an entirely new question... I'm at 12 days with a Nut Brown Ale. Airlock gives a gurgle every 40-ish seconds. To me that doesn't seem "done", but it's slowed WAY down. You imply that it could be done fermenting. Is it time to start taking what could be "final gravity"...

How should I go about taking final gravity samples from my wort (beer) that has been fermenting in a 6.5 gal big mouth bubbler? (I do not own a wine thief or a racking cane as I was planning on racking to a keg directly from the spigot on the bottom of the big mouth.) Here are some...

I don't mean to hijack this thread, but can anyone give a quick explanation on how/why this is bad? (I may know someone who just did this to their first brew a couple weeks ago.. LOL)

Bell's Black Note Stout

OMG!!! That video was awesome. I love the dog licking everything in the background too. LOL

I did it backwards.... Knew from a previous experience that I wouldn't like brewing if I had to deal with bottles constantly, so I searched on CL until I found a guy just a couple miles aways selling a couple of kegs, C02 bottle with regular, and a "last straw", all for "a couple of...

Sure.. LOL

First Brew! Here are some pics. Let me know if you see anything that is a MAJOR fail. Here's the kit I started with. Started the boil in the garage. Sorry about the crappy looking garage floor. The weather's been nasty here lately. I just used this burner to get the boil water up to...

Question on the add-water I'll use in an extract kit... The plan is to have our first brew this weekend. I spent the morning cleaning out the boil pot and getting things organized. I figured I would test my stove top burner by boiling (then chilling) some add-water. Not only will this allow...

Thanks for all of the comments... Jesse- Thanks for the offer of sharing, but I already copied the format into a Google Docs spreadsheet while drinking my morning, so now I'll have a place to record the data. Thanks for sharing your format. Seatazzz- Yes, I actually just received my...

OK, thanks. I'll buy the stuff from the local brew shop. 'Nuther question... I pulled the two Corney kegs apart for a thorough cleaning. It's a good thing I did as there were traces of dried up beer everywhere. (Yuck!) Anyway, both of these kegs are the 'ball lock' version, but the inside...

Thanks for making this post Travis. I'm a newbie as well (pre-first brew) and you've asked many of the questions I've just been pondering. Not only is this already a great resource, but there are a great group of guys and gals here to help us along!

Time for another "newbie" question... I have all of the old tubing from the previous owner, but he had left some beer in the "beer out" hoses, so need to replace the vinyl tubing between the C02 and Corny kegs, as well as the "beer out" hoses on this kegging system. Can I just use standard...

Jesse- Thanks for the posts. I like your documentation spreadsheet. I may copy that format if you don't mind. Quick question about it. I noticed it as FG (which I assume is Final Gravity) and then on the next line down next to Yeast Date, it has a spot for "Gravity". What would be the...

More great ideas...Thanks! First off, I got the hydrometer, Starsan, and Oxiclean ordered tonight, so we're all set there. Time for some pics if I can figure it out. Here was my initial CL haul last night. Kegs, tank, regulator, and Last Straw: Also, more progress today as we were within...

Wow. So much info/support. Thanks! Lots of great stuff to take in. I really appreciate it, so keep the thoughts coming. Tallgrass- Thanks for the tip on tipping the fermenting bucket back. I was wondering if that would be an option. I'm guessing between that and 'Moraity32s' idea of...

So....I'm brand new at this. Never brewed beer other than at a local "brewery" that charges you a lot of money to "brew your own beer" which basically consists of dumping stuff into the boil and coming back two weeks to bottle it. (eyeroll) I've been reading lots of your great forum posts...