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Thanks for the responses. I,was going to crash the secondary in the kegerator for 24 hours and then keg. My fridge only has low med high setting so not sure what exact temp will be as I donte have thermometer. Guess I should probably get one.

I am getting ready to keg my first batch and I have a couple of questions. Should I rack from my secondary into my bottling bucket and then to the keg or just to the keg straight from the secondary? Second question is in regards to force carbing. I have heard I should put 30/40 psi on it and let...

Anyone have an extract recipe for Baxter Brewing co. Phantom punch winter stout?

Thanks for the replies. It's my first batch so really sure what to expect.

11 days in the secondary and I still have yeast clumps floating up and down. It was in the primary for ten days. Is this normal? It seems to be clearing a little but some yeast clumps are just kind of suspended. Any thoughts?

I just started extract brewing and live in CT. I bought a 20 qt ss pot at job lots for $14. Seems to be pretty good. Not sure if they have bigger pots but it might be worth looking into if there is a job lots near you.

I'm actually kegging. That is the main reason that I used a secondary. Thanks for the comments.

Ok cool. Thanks. Its my first batch. Got a little worried. Still worried about the little white things moving up and down, but hopefully they will eventually just settle out.

Is it normal to have any condensation inside my glass carboy during secondary fermentation?

Primary for ten days. Was going to leave it in the primary but my HBS owner recommended secondary due the fact that I'm kegging. OG was 1.060 and Reading when I racked was 1.016. The kit said FG should be between 1.013 and 1.017 so I guess it's finished fermenting? If I calculated correctly that...

Oh ya, this is my first batch so not really sure what I should be seeing.

Racked into secondary two days ago. Checked it this evening. Seemed like a lot of trub in the bottom and had some white things floating in it. Is this normal?

So if I added one pound corn sugar to an iPa kit or recipe, I could bump abv 1% withouth affecting taste to much? Or would I have to add something else to balance it out?

Just racked my first batch into the secondary. Hydrometer reading tells me it's finished with an abv of 5.75. It's a BB iPa. I am happy with that. Is there a way in future brews to elevate the abv in an extract kit that says around 6. Basically what I'm looking for is to spend aroun $45-$50 and...

Thanks for getting back to me. I decided to go ahead and rack into secondary which is 5 gal car boy. Made the decision based on the fact that I'm kegging and my HBS owner recomended this. Either way, I can boil another batch in about a week. Probably going to have to get another secondary...

My first batch(brewers best iPa) has been in the primary for 9 days. I was going to rack to a secondary but based on all of the feedback on this site, I'm going to leave it in the primary until I keg. That being said, I have an extra car boy so I'm looking for suggestions on a good extract...

Ok. So I gues I won't be racking to a secondary. At least now I can start another batch as I have an extra carboy. I'm planing on keging my beer. Will the time line and process still be the same as if I was bottling?

Thanks. Once I take reading in another week to ten days, should I rack to secondary or just leave in primary? My home brew shop owner said definitely rack to secondary but everyone on this site seems to stay away from secondary. Any suggestions?

My first batch has been in the primary for 6 days and the airlock has slowed to a bubble every 30'seconds or so. I was thinking of taking a gravity reading. Should I do so? And is so if I draw some beer out with a turkey Baster and take a reading, should I poor the beer back in fermenter? Drink...

Thanks for all the good advice. Sounds like primary/secondary is more of a preference than anything else. This is all new to me. I have read a lot of material on home brewing and was actually shocked how simple it has been. I think I will wait a while longer and then rack to secondary for...