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So I made my first home brew batch, yes I'm that new, I used an American Ale 5 gallon kit with grain, LME and hops. After fermentation, while bottling, I tried just a sample and it was very tasty filled with citrus and caramel notes. 3 weeks after bottling I tried it and again, properly...

Much appreciated. I'm not much of a fruit beer guy and I certainly don't judge. Patience is my friend.

Thanks for the opinion and response.

Curious from more seasoned brewers; does use of secondary fermentation do much for the final product? I have the equipment to do it, but only if it truly matters. I don't know if the juice is worth the squeeze. Are there additional risks of contamination?

Thanks.

I'm using an American ale dry yeast I should have kept better notes.

Thank you. I'll take your advice.

I can still smell a faint wort/yeasty smell. Not sure the correct term here...

I used dry ale yeast. I did not use a starter, pitched yeast directly into the wort.

How are more experienced brewers addressing initial yeast oxygenation? I tried the vigorous stirring method with my chilled wort and I thought all the bubbles I was generating were enough but I observed only about 2 days of active bubbling from my fermenter. I still have a fairly decent...

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TY. Appreciate the advice. Happy brewing. The last time I brewed was about 15 years ago with one of those Mr. Beer kits and after following all the directions the best I could, my final product was not a winner and it kind of turned me off to brewing my own. Now with much more time on my hands...

Thank you. In theory, having a spigotted primary would that reduce the risk?

Thank you for th he quick response. I'll skip the secondary this time. You mentioned "risk vs. reward" can you expound on that?

Placed my first boil into my fermenter, the recipe I chose American Ale recommends secondary fermentation at approximately day 6. How much does secondary fermentation affect a batch? Do you all agree with secondary fermentation? Secondly most of my trub went into the fermenter is there a fix...