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Thanks, Wilson, for the calculation. I hadn't seen that before. Thanks for answering my original question about a 'big beer.' I wasn't sure if this one qualified. I'll do just the two weeks in secondary, and then periodically crack open a bottle and see how it's doing. With 48 bottles to...

This is so much fun! I racked to the secondary tonight. Everything went smoothly. Here are my results, comments: - FG reading was 1.018 or so at 78°, and the recipe said 1.020, so I figure I'm good there. My hydrometer says that's about 2.6% alchohol - doesn't sound like that much. -...

I've got to vote Bud Light since my grandpa used to drive the Clydesdale hitch for Budweiser - my family was Anheiser Busch product exclusive when I was growing up. That said, since I'm new, I've got to ask what BMC stands for?

Here's a good image to explain what Cheyco was saying (from my current batch). Just a few floaties and there is evidence of the Krausen around the edges. If it looks like this, time for secondary.

I actually used White Labs WLP011 European Ale Yeast. My local homebrew store guy gave it to me with the kit. I guess I'll go ahead and take it to the secondary tomorrow like I had planned.

The airlock was pretty much stuck in there, so rather than risk breaking it, I just opened the whole top to the bucket. See the picture below. I don't know what krausen normally looks like, so I can't tell if that is fully dropped or not. Should I let it go for another few days?

As you can see from my post count, I'm new to these forums. I've been reading around and have some questions about my current batch. I'm brewing a European Bock that came in a Brewer's Best kit. The OG according to the kit is 1.068 (I got 1.060 measured at 82°) - is this considered a "big...

Thanks everyone for the responses! I've been sniffing the airlock for the past few days just to see what it smells like. Since this is my first time, I don't know what beer should smell like at this stage, but it most definitely smells like beer!:D My original plan was to ferment for one...

Hello all! I just recently got into homebrewing. I've been talking about it for a long time, but never got around to trying it. Recently at a family reunion my cousin mentioned how he was taking it back up, so he lent me his copy of "Joy of Homebrewing" by Charlie Papazian, and I read the...