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I just made a 3/8" 20ft copper chiller for about $38. I purchased all my supplies at Menards and used a paint can to wind the tube around. It took me about 20 minutes to put it together and I chilled a 3 gallon boil down to 68 degrees in about 8 minutes. I did have a ice bath in the sink at the...

I just made a 3/8" 20ft copper chiller for about $38. I purchased all my supplies at Menards and used a paint can to wind the tube around. It took me about 20 minutes to put it together and I chilled a 3 gallon boil down to 68 degrees in about 8 minutes. I did have a ice bath in the sink at the...

Got ya. My bottles took about 10 days. Of course I sampled at various stages to make sure things were going well. That was with a amber ale.

Taste test

This should help you https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/first-time-using-star-san-how-much-one-gallon-104238/

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I had the same issue with my first batch. I was about 3/4 of a gallon short and wanted to add water also. Everybody said not to do it because it could contaminate the batch so I just went with it. My OG was way of and my finished gravity was moderately high. Other than that it turned out to be a...

One more for get a new one!

You carbed it in a pressurized container and then bottled? What type of container did you use and how did bottling go? Was there a lot of foam in the process? I would think it could go in the fridge immediately. You may want to wait a few days to a week before drinking to let it settle out a bit...

So the darker or bigger the beer the more time benefits it in a primary? Sorry for the ridiculous questions but I'm pretty green with brewing. I brewed my EPA from an extract kit. Wasn't planning on dry hopping. Maybe I just need to move to 10 gallons and do 5 one way and 5 another way to get a...

Thanks Cat. My first batch I made last month I had in the primary for two weeks, secondary for a week, and bottle for two weeks. I did notice that it became better with time. Unfortunately I didn't have the patience to let I age....it was my very first batch. I have about 16 bottles left that I...

I pitched at 60 degrees the other day. I haven't seen a single bubble come out of my airlock yet but I have a nice krausen on top. Fermentation seems to be less active when pitched at a lower temp. Primary has been between 65-70 since pitching. Low temp is ok, high is bad.

Also, how long do you leave the beer at each step?

What is the best way to age a beer? Primary, secondary, bottle or a combination of them all. Cold or room temperature? New to brewing and looking for your opinions and wisdom on this subject.

I decided to take a look and see what happening in my fermenter. Looks pretty healthy to me.

Sorry Piratwolf. I thought about that after I posted, it could be a bit confusing. It's a Extra Pale Ale.

I am carbing in bottles. So, what your saying Revvy is that I need to be much more patient. Dam it! Sounds like with your advice I need to stretch out the times it is in each step of fermentation. I did two weeks in primary, one week in secondary and two weeks carbing in the bottle. I am...

It is a bucket. I really do want to crack it open but I'm resisting! I will give it a few more days and then open if I feel I meet to. What other clues can I look for? I remember somebody mentioning holding a flashlight to the bucket but, don't remember why.

My very first batch(autumn amber ale) will officially be ready to drink on Friday. Yeah!! Of course I haven't been very patient and have been sampling the last few days. Being new I have a few questions- 1. Will bottles always have sediment in them? 2. Does it affect the taste of the beer if...

I just racked my second batch to the primary. It is a EPA extract kit and I used Wyeast 1056. The information sheet said that the OG should be 1.045 . When I checked it before pitching it was 1.048. My first batch(amber ale) was high by .020 and I figured it was due to #1 not filling my...