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Yea, I have made starters in the past but for no good reason I didn't for this brew. And my OG was 1.056. Thanks for the reply!

Ok so here is the situation. Brewed an all-grain Surly Bender clone pitched yeast 38 hours ago. I finally see the airlock bubble every 40-60 seconds however there is no krosen. Should I re-pitch? I saw no airlock movement at 30 hours. I mashed at 151. I pitched at 68 and the ferment is...

Thanks Revvy, wasn't sure if I should give it a few hours.

So with the new set up I'm planning on this.... 1. Boil up on the main floor kitchen. 2. Take fermenter down to very nasty basement. 3. Bring fermenter back upstairs to put into a secondary(when needed) 4. Bring fermenter back upstairs to bottle I don't want to bottle or anything down in...

I don't have a certain one I use or anything like that. I don't think the Temp. is going to be an issue down there. I'm going to be heating water, that the primary is sitting in. Sounds like I should get a bucket with an airlock if I plan on using the basement...?

No closets that I can store it in.

so what do you guys think is it ok to ferment down there?

i do have one running but it only helps a little. This basement has stone walls, any rain and the floor gets damp.

I would say mid to high 50's. There is some mold that you can see that is growing on paper and stuff that has been sitting down there for awhile. I will still brew and sanitize upstairs in the kitchen and then move it downstairs.

OK so my daughter is about to start walking which means my Primary is going to have to find a new home. My "best" option is my 100 year old basement realy nasty down there and cold! My plan was to get rubber maid containers and fill them with water put the fermenters in with an aquarium heater...

Ok so I have a "good" beer fridge. Works great nice and roomy...old. The only problem is that there are no shelves and all the "clips" that hold the wire shelves have been broken off. What are my options for making my own shelves in an old old fridge?

My next beer I want to try a Austin Clone extract kit, will I need a wort chiller with these kits?

Thanks guys....patients is my strong suit!haha

It's called a "lager" but from what I've read the kit comes with ale yeast.....for what its worth.

Ok, I have another question my sample readings have been stuck around 1015 for over 24 hours now. The OG was 1036 and I thought I wanted to get it down around 1008. Is there anything I should do to get it back going or am I being to impatient? The top foam has started to go down...just a little...

Ok, I have another question my sample readings have been stuck around 1015 for over 24 hours now. The OG was 1036 and I thought I wanted to get it down around 1008. Is there anything I should do to get it back going or am I being to impatient? I'm going to move this to its own thread...

Thanks for the info guys. Ive been thunking about brewing for awhile now and have done tons of research on this site. I already cant wait to start another batch! And driink this one!!!

Hey guys Im new to brewing. I started my first batch a few days ago. It was the coopers lager extract kit. I followed all the directions and hope everything is going good. Its been in the fermentor for about 52 hours.... i took a reading and took a sip and it tastes very watery. Is this...