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So my first batch started to show signs of fermentation within 8 hours, I was pretty pleased. But after two days, the bubbling has basically stopped. Should I be worried? Should I risk opening the fermenter to add more yeast? Or should I just wait it out and see what I get when I move to...

I'm doing a Dark Ale Extract kit from Coopers. I was thinking to let it secondary for a week, but there's not time in the instructions. Should I go more?

Ah, thanks. I had the idea to scan one of the ones that came off the bottle I'm using, but I'll play around with this too.

So I'm designing my label for the first beer. And I want to add a small band-label on the neck of the bottle. The label is can't be a straight rectangle, since the bottle is curved. Has anyone worked up a shape that works well with this bottle: Thanks guys. You're help, as...

I went to the local recycling center and picked through and got 45 Sierra Navada bottles. They are not quite as stubby as Red Stripe, but they're a bit more squat than the usual ones. Here's what it looks like. And the price was right.... free. They are in the dishwasher now. I'll peel...

History: I was not a beer drinker. That is, until I had a pint from our local (now defunct )-: ) brewery. It was called "Blackwater Stout" and it was the beer that made me like beer. Sadly, my first beer was a great microbrew, so I started out as a beer snob. I've still not found one I like...