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So it's been a week and a half. I checked on my beer today and this is what I've got so far. The white specks are new. A good sign? Funny thing is I had two left over Mr. Beer kits so I put them in their little fermenters. The one is an American Porter and the other the Bavarian one. The...

It's been in there since last Sunday.

I checked the lid and it was snapped on, but I have a little test that I do. I press down on the center of the lid. The water level in the airlock should usually goes up and the plastic piece rises and hits the top. It didn't do that. When I pressed on the center of the lid I heard a hissing...

I pitched the yeast at around 80 degrees, just slightly lower. I did rinse the bucket out a bunch of times with hot water after I put the bleach water. There was no bleach smell after I was done. The last batch I did for an IPA seemed to be similar. Maybe it's just that I have a 6.5...

So last sunday I brewed an AK-47 Pale Ale Kit from Norther Brewer. I followed the directions perfectly. Now I never have much activity in my airlock but the last two batches I have had a strong foam at the top. With this one there is no foam at all and I can't see any bubbling really. There...

Thanks! I thought I was just being paranoid. Patience is a virtue.

Well I have done a couple of Mr. Beer kits and I decided to step up to the plate of doing a 5 gallon batch. I got an IPA kit from Austin Homebrewing and followed the directions. I started it on Saturday. So far there is very little activity in the airlock which I know isn't the biggest...

Hi, I've read some threads on this forum a few times and I figured I would join so I could learn some more. I started brewing this year and tried a few of the mass produced kits. I'm looking to learn and make the best beer I can.