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Congratulations on your first batch! I brewed my first ever batch (a kit of Irish Red Ale) 19 days ago. It was in the primary for 13 days. Yesterday made 5 days in the bottle so I chilled one for the evening. It was undercarbonated just as I suspected it would be, but dang it was tasty. It...

I made these Sunday and my dogs and the neighbor's dogs love 'em! I had to add a bit of water and a second egg to get a good mix, but they sure were a hit.

I have a spray bottle of SaniClean that I mixed up a couple of weeks ago. How long is this mixed, diluted SaniClean effective? Can I use this spray bottle of SaniClean indefinitely? Or maybe just for a few days?

When you're taking a sample, how do you sanitize the sample-taking device? With my first all-in-one kit I got a 'Thief' and I've used it to sample. I have some Star San mixed in a spray bottle & I just spray the Thief thoroughly on the outside. Does that seem like enough sanitization?

Well shoot, wish I'd thought of that angle myself - before doing it.

Well, this batch went much smoother and less stressful than batch #1. I think my main mistake was that I didn't think my 3 gallons of wort was cooling fast enough so I made a run up to the closest store & got a bag of ice. I put the ice in the fermenter and poured the wort on it. Well, now...

Thanks! I'm glad y'all wrote back. My boil is just about done and once I get this cooled down I had very nearly decided to just do a single stage in the Better Bottle, just so I could watch it :) .

I finally have my first batch in bottles and am ready to start my second batch. I am hoping the second time around is a little less stressful. This second batch is a "Noble" Trappist Ale kit from a mail order place (I just this week found that we have a local supply place). I also got the...

Well, a recipe kit costs about $30-$35 for 50+ bottles, so $3.50 - $4.50 for a 6-pack. I'll take that all day for a good beer.

I just brewed my first batch ever 9 days ago. This forum has been a great resource since right as that process started. Mine too bubbled like mad for about 48 hours then totally stopped. My gravity readings are stuck at 1.014 but I'm just waiting it out. Keep us posted on yours!

I like this thought, a lot.

I'm figuring that maybe (hopefully) I just don't know what 8 day old uncarbonated beer should taste like. :)

I just did some more reading and found that that reading should be lower before the move. This has been in my basement at probably 60-65 degrees, so maybe it's just too cool? The tip I found said to tip the bucket & give it a whirl, or add more yeast. Any thoughts about that?

I bought a sample-taking device (called the Thief). Readings yesterday and today were 1.014. 1) Is it time to move it to the bottling bucket? (8-days in the fermenter so far) 2) Is is supposed to taste this bad at this point? I took a sip of the retrieved sample, and man -- that is not...

Thank you all so much for the help, and the encouragement.

Thanks for the help.... The recipe kit contained: 6 lb. Gold liquid malt extract 12 oz. Caramel 40°L 2 oz. Special B 2 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains 1 oz Cascade 1 oz Fuggles 6gm Munton's dry yeast (Shew! I don't even know what some of that stuff is!) What kind of value should I be...

I'm brewing my very first batch ever, from a kit. I recorded an initial hygrometer reading of 1.42 last Friday and I am figuring that must be me reading it incorrectly. Next ... I recorded 1.014 on Tuesday (4 days in), and now 1.016 (6 days in). Does that sound right?

Oh I see now, I just read 'All Grain' for recipe type, and not knowing anything at all yet ... well, newbie mistake.

Thanks, I was just scanning that website looking for that data. Appreciate it!!

That sounds great and could be just where I start when I (inevitably) do an all-grain brew.