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I'm a devout hop head, but brewing a light easy drinking cream ale tomorrow (all grain). This one is for my coors light drinking swmbo.

Thanks for asking. FG is stable at 1.0 17, close to target. All appears good. Bottling tomorrow. My plan is to open a bottle or 2 on Memorial Day weekend.

Basic question from a novice: Is there a standard or preferred method for mixing the priming sugar solution into 5 gallons of fermented wort at bottling time?

I've experienced some difficulty in transferring from the boil kettle to the primary fermenter as a result of the hop debris. I've looked at the hop spider designs, and thought that a large sized stainless steel spice infusion ball would do the trick. Has anybody tried this? My concern would...

Thanks. My only objective to rack to secondary is clarity. (Was not planning on dry hopping this brew, but its on my list to try.) clarity has not previously been a problem and I used whirfloc on this brew the last 15 minutes of boil. So, in light of the advice, I will leave on the trub for...

I'm a relative novice - six all grain brews under my belt. No disasters, yet. In my primary is an IPA brewed 17 days ago. 3 gallons in a 3 gallon carboy...so less than optimal head space. OG was 1.069, above my 1.065 target. Pitched a full tube of WLP 001. Observed fermentation activity was...

My worrisome brew is fermenting in a dark basement in far upstate Ny. May snow tomorrow. Definately not summer. Thanks to all for the input. I will leave it be.

I have not checked the wort temp due to fear of contamination. What should the wort temp be?

Room temp is a consistent 68 degrees.

I'm a novice ( 6 batches, all grain) and need help understanding what's currently happening in my fermenter. I mashed a 3 gallon batch of a very hoppy IPA recipe. OG was 1.069. I only have 3 gallon carboys so had less than optimal headspace. Pitched 3/4 of a tube of WLP001. After approx 24...