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First batch. Looking forward to the next batch already. And enjoying the first of course.

Very reassuring. Starsanned everything either directly or in ss and water bathe.

Guess that was way too vague. Success being a "decent" drinkable beer. Failure being watering the grass with it...

So tell me guys (gals?)....what kinds of success rates have you experienced?

Hey guys. The fermentation was steady for the first three days. Now it doesn't seem to be burping. So I guess the yeast are full. I have a temp question. How important is the temp after the beginning? The temp is now sitting around 61f. The total swing has been from 57-65. The yeast was muntons...

LOL Not doing that. Meant I'll go check on temp before hitting the pillow.

Thanks guys. I'll be sure to give you all an update on the progress. Best that I can tell without looking is it's going well. I'm going to hit the supply store tomorrow to get some thermometers. There is supposed to be a big temp drop on Wednesday night. So I'm planning on keeping watch that...

Not sure I understand your answer Jesse.

Everything has been pretty smooth with the exception of my foamover. My buddy who assisted me is sure it's going to come out like ****. lol I'm being positive and I'm the pessimist...his concern is the color. It is pretty dark at this time. Do any brews go through significant color changes from...

Excellent. I will go and see what I can rig up to keep a steady temp. Let you know what I get. How long would you give the bottles to sit? The brew is an IPA. Santa's Anus...sounds like some winter brews I've had.

Damn the instructions only said ferment a little over a week..should I keep going as you stated?

I may have to move them if the temp varies a bunch. It is in the external garage. I do have a sm. electric heater that I could put nearby that has a thermostat.

The tube is tight. In fact it cracked at the top but the tube is just below it. It is not budging. Should I be concerned?

The boys chillin'.... Thank you guys for the advice. Hope it comes out splendid!

Ok. Have another carboy I can vent to.

Ok. Looks simple enough. And I have everything I need. In the bucket just put starsan and water? I haven't opened it except to replace the one airlock. Should I take the one in it now off for a minute to release pressure or just do the Gliwice, replace and step away?

Came out this morning to a pretty good sized mess. Foam all over the top. And through the airlock. Replaced it with a clean stopper and airlock. It's still foaming like crazy and seems to want to push the stopper, chips and all through the neck. Guess I'm paying for the low foam during boiling. Lol

Alright. I'll have to get one this week. It has been in the fermenter since 5:00. Just got back from dinner it is slowly bubbling. I have it covered with a large shipping blanket in the garage. When I went to check on it and pulled the blanket off. The airlock came off. I quickly re-applied it...

I should note strained during the transfer from kettle to fermenter...

One other thing I strained most of the hops from the fermenter. Good idea or bad? Everything else went good.