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It says O.G: 1.042 READY: 4 WEEKS

Safale US-05. It came with the recipe kit.

Hi all. I did a Block Party Amber Ale from Northern Brewer tonight and took my initial hydrometer reading. Not quite sure what I'm doing but I saw that I needed to do it before fermentation began and then after. I believe it reads 1.340 and I could use a second opinion. Where should it end up?

Thanks. Got to be 1/2 inch because my 3/8 tube is the same size.

I'm brewing a Block Party Amber Ale from Northern Brewery. Should I be worried about a blowoff tube? I have two 5 gallon buckets I can split the wort into if that's something I should be thinking about. Wasn't sure if an amber ale is a big foam producer. There's a good 5 inches above the 5...

It's tight, but not air tight. 've got some 3 piece air locks and will be putting one on there today. There's a foam layer to the lid that I've got to deal with but I think that'll work as extra sealing material in addition to the grommet that came with the air lock. I'll post pics when I'm...

It has the PP symbol on the bottom and is also not colored or dyed inside so I'm going with it. Found this while researching. Polypropylene (PP) Polypropylene is a widely used plastic. You likely have polypropylene plastic in your fridge and cupboards right now: it’s regularly used in reusable...

I ended up finding a 6 gallon bucket I can use. It's meant for baseballs, but it should work and the lid is tight.

I'll just get the wort prepped and into the bucket and siphon 2 gallons into the Mr Beer mini-keg before putting the yeast to work. I'm not comfortable setting up a blow-off tube this early in my learning. I ordered some Star San that should be here Wednesday and then I'll get started. Thanks...

Hi all. I got a 5 gallon food grade bucket from Lowes for my fermentation bucket. 5 gallons of liquid puts it about an inch below the lid. How much "breathing" room does the fermentation process need above the liquid line? Can I just split into two buckets of 2 1/2 gallons each and split the...

That's good to know. Thanks.

Whether I bottle it today or Sunday, what is the shelf life of home brewed beer? I'm trying to get on a schedule where I don't have to buy much commercial beer anymore, but I don't want to bottle more than I can drink in a couple months. I always assumed there were preservatives in the...

I took a small sip of it last night and it tasted pretty good. I'll bottle it up tonight and let it sit for a couple weeks. Is the 73 degree room ok for bottle conditioning? I'll find a cooler place for the fermentation period on the next batch.

It's whatever came with the Golden Ale kit. What temp should I be looking for during fermentation?

Makes sense. I'm keeping it in a 73 degree enclosed room. I'll bottle it up on Wednesday night and just see what happens. I'm not expecting too much out of it anyway. I ordered the hydrometer and it will be here before I brew the next batch.

I didn't get the equipment kit, but am putting together one myself. Guess it's time to add something else to the Amazon cart. I'll bottle on Wednesday and give it the two weeks of conditioning.

No real science behind 3 weeks. I read some Mr Beer reviews that 2 weeks really wasn't long enough. Is it better to bottle after 1 1/2 weeks and then condition after? I don't have the equipment yet for a gravity reading.

Hi all. I am 8 days away from bottling a Mr. Beer Golden Ale kit and it looks like the yeast has already settled after just a week in the mini-keg. I'm doing a 3 wk fermentation period before bottling. Is there still fermentation going on even though the yeast has settled at the bottom? This...