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Wow I really wish I would have thought of that at the time. How long will it take to know if it's good or down the drain worthy?

This isn't a first batch brewer asking if he cleaned his equipment enough, but I do have a problem. I set my fermentor in an ice bath in attempt to chill it to pitch the yeast. I had put tap water, bagged ice cubes, as well as snow from outside in a dirty sink. I then cooled my wart to the...

Just ordered one, thanks for the help!

Will keeping it at this temperature cause a noticeable flavor change from having it at 68? This is my main concern for brewing it at a warm temperature

It is Dry Ale Yeast with a temperature range of 68-76. 76 just sounds ridiculous, may be just me. Would you suggest keeping it on the 68? I have even had the temp of the fermentor get down to 64 and fermentation has not stopped

I have had a batch of 5.7% Amber Ale in the fermentor for about a week now and wanted to know your guys' opinions on what temp it should be brewing it at. I have done some research but I have seen such an array of answers from 60 all the way up to 72 degrees Fahrenheit. My house is fairly cold...

Yeah, I was trying to avoid the use of siphon since I don't have one. I am also under the impression that heavier beers should ferment longer that lighter, as well as beer sitting on a yeast cake for too long will cause it to develop off flavors. If I can't move it to a secondary I will have to...

I got a Mr. Beer kit (hey leave the amateur alone) for Christmas and I was wondering if I could use the 2 gallon keg and double it's use making it a primary and secondary fermentor. What I was thinking was getting a bucket from a hardware store, or using a big pot, or whatever it may be and...

I found a hydrometer at petco for $3 which is the only local place that seems to have one. Do you think it's worth picking up?

Ok I waited till today to bottle an have not removed it yet. I'm going to take yours and day_trippr's advice and leave it alone. I take it that it won't create any off flavors? I guess worst case scenario is the last bottle that gets filled might have a funky flavor

Ok, if that's the case then I highly doubt that it is infected because I sanitized extremely carefully. I think I will just suck that out with a baster and dispose of it and then bottle it. Thanks for your input

Thanks for the reply. The brew smells like beer! It has a pleasant smell and it tastes like decent, flat beer and the color is great with a tiny bit of cloud so I think I've managed to make it! Unfortunately I don't have a hydrometer to test gravity so as of currently that is out of the...

I have had my first ever batch, which is Czech Pilsner fermenting for 13 days. I planned on bottling today or tomorrow but I have rafts of what I hope to be yeast, not mold. I took the lid off for a few pictures which I'll put links to below. The first 3 days of fermenting the room temp where...