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I saw that link Homebrewdad, it is very helpful, reading it right now. Thanks everyone!

The biggest reason I want to rack it into my carboy is then I can start another recipe in primary. sorry to those people who feel I wasted their time, but you're the ones who clicked the thread.

This is the first I am hearing of skipping the secondary.

I have an Irish Red Ale in primary that I did on friday night, the airlock has been bubbling like crazy, but has really slown down. the instructions say 5-7 days before racking to secondary, would it be crazy to rack it now?

Virtually none. If you could elaborate a bit, I may have more info. I prefer to keep my apt on the cool side if that means anything. (65-70 degrees)

I am assuming most on here are familiar with Midwest Supplies in Minneapolis. I am wondering what a solid, middle of the road beer (no pun intended) ingredient kit would be? I would like to do an ale, I don't have the equipment to lager right now. Any advice appreciated.

Is it wrong that I want a glass carboy for "the mad scientist" look? From what I see flavor impact is not really an issue from container to container. Thanks for all the help!

Not trying to start anything, but thanks for the link!

Ok, a couple questions about secondary. A glass bottle vs a plastic "better bottle" pros and cons? Also, what are the pros/cons of just using a primary vs transferring to a glass carboy secondary?

I really didn't mean to start anything on here, and it really is pretty cool how civil everyone has been. I don't see that on any of my other message boards. I didn't mean to elevate AG to being superior to extract. Good beer is good beer is good beer. But I honestly feel like I'm baking bread...

I assume most people on here do all-grain brewing. I am just curious as to how long you did extract brewing (if at all) before understanding the process enough to do all-grain. I have done two batchs, a hefe, currently in bottle stage, and a lager, still in secondary. Basically I am just reading...

I know, I'm bad. But the intructions say 1-3 weeks. is 3 weeks pretty much mandatory for any brew? As far as the 1 week of cold aging, this is the first I am ever hearing of it. Could someone elaborate on this please?

I would say that the "advanced brewer" has all knowledge in the process of every aspect of brewing. They know what works, what doesn't, and can school the average brewer. The "master brewer" would know that they still don't know everything, and understand that they can never fully learn...

It was a Hefe. I got impatient last night and popped one. (Been bottled 24 hours) I did hear the Phht when I opened it, it was still flat, but it tasted pretty good. Alot like bananas actually. Ill probably open one again tomorrow night. Like tom petty said "The waiting is the hardest part."

Yeah, It was a bit of an emotional rationalization, but opiates come from opium. Isn't it strange that one is very illegal and others are prescribed by doctors? Yet it's all the same drug. You are right, but you have to admit, pharmaceuticals are a business now.How many different boner pills...

According to secular history, and science, beer was around about 5000 years before the dog was domesticated. Truly "man's best friend." And yes, they feed us ****, and then people actually realize it, and they ban it. Imagine a miracle painkiller with no nausea, no anal seepage, no dimentia...

If you want to freebase dog poo, or mainline cheeze-whiz, then you go right ahead. Yeah, it'll probably screw you up pretty good. If you commit a crime while high on cheeze-whiz, then lets lock you up for that crime. If you take the model of most of western Europe, and treat drugs as a social...