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well took my first reading today most of the krauzen has fallen and there really is no bubbles anymore reading was 1.010 which seems maybe a little low for what this should be any suggestions or comments

ok sounds good i will take a reading tomorrow and see what it says

so this is my first brew it's a red ale and it's been fermenting for 4 full days now and it's barely bubbling anymore. im wondering when i should switch it to the secondary. thanks jamescb77

well it's bubbling away as i sit here and it's great to watch i can't wait for it to be ready to bottle lol

ok guys my recipe goes as follows 6lbs amber dme 1.5 oz centennial hop pellets 60 min 0.5 oz centennial hop pellets last min safale US-05 dry ale yeast i did a 2 gallon boil and then added in the rest of the water in the fermenter. how does my reading look now

no i don't have a blow out tube and i will get my recipe up here in the next little bit.

ok i just got my first batch done and it's in the primary. it's a red ale my first reading was a 1.048. im not really sure if thats good or bad so maybe you guys can fill me in. also on my airlock it seems like if i have the lid on it the other little piece won't be able to move to let air out...

one last question when i boil all the stuff together for the hour do i want this covered or uncovered thanks guys

ok i guess i should have asked is straining something that i need to do? can i get by without straining this batch? i can get the strainer and stuff for the next batch just wondering if you really need to strain or if it's something that people prefer to do to make the beer clearer

im about to start my first batch i have everything sanitizing and im getting ready to start my boil. im brewing a red ale and it's an extract kit. i have read the directions many times and it never says anything about straining it when i pour it into the fermenter. do i just leave all the stuff...

so i just started ordered my kit today and i can't wait. i got this kit http://www.homebrewmart.com/store.html the starter kit 1 with an extra 6 gallon fermenting bucket im also going to pick up a turkey fryer as i have an electric range. i picked this kit after searching around a bit and...