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I've been schooled.......LOL. I understand. Unfortunately I was told a hydrometer was not a necessity to brew. And me being the cheap-o-potamus that I am I decided against one. I'm going to see how this one turns out. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks. The rest of the story is that I pitched at about 140 and really wasn't expecting any activity. I know it sounds crazy but I swear it on my mother's life. I was worried because I had no airlock activity but looked in the next morning and found the Krausen.

I made a wheat beer with biscuit special grain. Used dry yeast. About 5 grams for 3 gal. I screwed up my first batch so this was supposed to be my redemptive batch. :). PS I do have Krausen envy. Why can't mine look like everyone else's? Boo hoo.

How much Krausen is a good indicator that the yeast is getting the job done? I have 3 gals in a 5 gal bucket with about 1/4 inch of Krausen. I noticed some other pictures with much more. Am I bad off here or will it turn out ok?

Awesome. Thanks Cheeto. I posted elsewhere I had concerns for other reasons but no need to discuss them if krausen is the tell tale sign.

I brewed about 3 gallons and poured it into my fermenter. I had little activity in the airlock but took a peak and saw alot of krausen. Originally I had put 3 gals of wort into a 5 gallon bucket. Will the excess headspace in the bucket effect my fermentation?

I am all grain. I found an easy recipe for Pumpkin that is easy on the pocket book. I get a lb of grain for about $1 at my local HB store. Then yeast, $3, and hops, $1.5, and Im still around 15-20 with the pumpkin. Is the krausen a good sign? I did ice bath in the sink. Took the temp from the...

Thanks for your advice. I upped the amount of grain for my number two batch to 6lbs. Wort came out outstanding. For base I used 4 lbs wheat and specialty I used 2 lbs biscuit. Great combo I might add.

Ok, So i completed my second batch with different equipment. First was a disaster but I got a new rig. Mash and boil went nice... 5lb Wheat 2 lb Biscuit Honey Maple Syrup Summit at 60 and 30. Safale Wheat yeast, dry. But I have some concerns. First, I didnt have a chiller. After...

Ok so I made my first batch of all grain thinking that it would come out somewhat tasty with low ABV. Well it didnt quite make that category. At first whif it smells like good beer. After tasting it was very watery and almost has nil alcohol. Can some one tell me where I went wrong? Brought 3...