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yep, it was dried extract with specialty grains recipe. Is there a range I can expect (.005 off for example) before worrying if I've got a stuck fermentation?

How close should I expect to get to the recipe's final gravity? I have a Nut Brown ale in the secondary which has a designed final gravity of 1.013. I'm currently at 1.017 and it hasn't moved for over a few days (multiple readings at 64F). The OG was pretty much spot on. I plan to bottle...

wow, just read the whole thread. That sounds like a great setup. (and the price is right which makes my Dutch bits tingle) Thanks for posting the link.

splashing makes sense. I suppose I also get some aeration when I sparge my specialty grains using a strainer into the fermenter.

I think it's fermenting fine, although the two batches I've made took a day or two to get going. (using liquid smackpacks smashed about 4 hours before pitching) Both batches tasted great. So what I'm hearing is that it's probably not ideal even with exchanging the air a couple of times, but...

so I get that aerating the wort gets the yeasties off to a good start allowing them to multiply quickly. The way I aerate is to shake the primary bucket vigorously before adding the yeast. What I don't understand is that there is only a little headroom between the beer and the lid (a bit...

man that really sucks. As a newby, I'm going to take this to heart and look into crates/brewhauler/handle for my carboys.

Lucky dog living in Monroe! It takes me 40 minutes to get there.

Hello from Ridgefield. I'm also a new member.

Hi All, On my third batch now. I had gotten a truebrew set as a gift about 5 years ago and made the kit which came with it. Unfortunately it turned out only so-so and I put off brewing another batch until recently. My second batch which I recently finished turned out well beyond my...