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Follow up question: I just brewed my second batch of homebrew, a red ale. It was extract and partial boil. I made sure to mix the wort with the water I topped it off with, and I came back with a reading of 1.068 at 68-70 degrees. Just trying to get a feel with you experienced brewers out there...

It's not hard, but I'm a little OCD about taking measurements. On my last batch of beer, I had about 2 Gals of wort that I then added three gallons of water into, then I took the OG reading. The problem is that the reading was low (or off) due to there being too much water that I had just...

I have a temp sticker on the side of the carboy, and it indicates a good range for ales (I didn't check the yeast itself :o) to ferment. Thanks for helping this nervous brewer calm down a little!

Quick question. I started fermentation on Sunday, so it has been a little over 48 hours since the beer (a nut brown ale) went into the primary carboy. The first 24 hours there was significant activity at the top of the beer (foam and such) and the gas lock was happily bubbling away. However upon...

Thanks everyone. Put's my mind at ease some!

But I'm guessing my OG is way off, since I mostly got slightly mixed water.

5 gallons. The photo is poor quality, but I did add five gallons in total.

Also, it appears fermentation is well under way....

After reading your question and jetmac's link, I realized what probably happened. I added my wort to the carboy via filter funnel (aprox 2 GAL) and then added the spring water via funnel to the carboy as well (aprox 3 GAL). I then realized I did not have a sample for my hydrometer and took a...

So I'm brand new to home brewing! I moved out here to Colorado for work reasons and decided to take my love of good brews to the next level. I am currently brewing my first 5 GAL batch of a nut brown ale variation. I made sure not to go cheap and currently have a fairly good setup equipment...