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I did re hydrate per website instructions....24 hrs have passed, no activity. This is the first time in 3 batches I didn't pitch dry. 2 went off in approx. 12-18 hrs. I did use BRY-97 on a batch and that took 36 hrs but then went crazy...is the US-05 a decent product...from what I have read...

Thanks for the chance !!

Got a Brewers Best kit from a friend, was gonna cook it up today. My question is that the kit is about a year old.. The included yeast is Safale US-05. I have never used this and wondered if it comes vacuum packed or not. Mine is loose in the package...exp date says 09/13. Other yeast I have...

Holy ****...nice space..well done !!!

Thanks for the help...a little nerve racking @ first but I'm getting it slowly but surely.

Oh ****...I forgot !! temp= +.002 which would make it acceptable That bit of info is why I will now go donate $$ and become a Premium member. Thanks

I just finished my 3rd batch ...1 st was extract, last 2 were extract w/ specialty grains. Trying to get the hang of steeping etc...to make the move to an AG recipe...anyway..I cooled my wort to about 85 degrees, added water up to 5 gallons temp dropped to 70 and took a OG reading. Read @...

THANKS.....I will move it to a stable 68-70 location for a few weeks. Hopefully a few batches from now I will be more at ease. The most important thing I learned is temp control the first few days of fermentation. I think I will adapt a lid with a digital temp probe to closely monitor temps...

Patience is a bitch...LOL OK, so leave it in the primary for a few weeks...done. Saturday will be a week in the primary, can I safely move it to a cooler location...say 62 degrees or leave it where it is @ 68 ? Glad u guys are out there to help my Beginning Brewer's Anxiety.

Good advice....my LHBS suggest transferring to a 2ndary after 7-10 days to move the brew away from the "dead " yeast ?

I figured I would check it again on Saturday....then again Monday. If it has stabilized should I transfer to a 2ndary for a week or so, or can I go straight to the keg for that week or 2?

My first brew ended Saturday ... 6 pm. I used a Brewer's best kit...American Light. Everything went according to plans... Pitched the yeast @ 68 degrees...left it on my dining room table for 12 hrs...temp was 68-70. moved to a back bedroom where the temp was approx. 64-65 degrees. Left it...

Thanks...I will check u guys out.

Great forum...great info. First batch finished saturday....had a few fermentation questions but a few clicks of the mouse and I think I'm all set. Oh, I'm Bob from upstate New York...Saratoga area. Look forward to kegging this first batch as I recently "aquired " a half dozen ball lock...