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I have a question on gravity readings. I plan on doing 1 tonight and one tomorrow night. If they are the same, I should be ready to bottle, right? Brew has been sitting in secondary fermenter for a week and 2 days, no activity I can see. Also, should the beer used for the reading be discarded or...

Thanks hrlibrew...I am new, did a few kits about 15 years ago. I decided to take up the hobby again. :-)

I am so sorry for not explaining. The brew is still in the primary fermenter. The bubbling has slowed more since this morning, but still bubbling. Can I move it to the secondary tonight? Also, if I add a little sugar, will it start fermenting again and raise the alcohol content? Was thinking...

I have a question on secondary fermenting. There is a little bubbling, very slow. I brewed last Sunday and it started fermenting on Tuesday I believe. I think by what I read, it should not be bubbling anymore, this is correct right? Would the actual 7 days start from brew date or the ferment...

Brewers best, and I have 16oz bottles. It says 5 tabs for high, I figured that would be ok for 16oz bottles. Just. Did not want the tops to blow off.

Attempted to mix ingredients of 2 recipes. I did it as a partial mash, believe that is the term. Steeped Belgian aromatic, cara-Munich, and chocolate. The problem occurred when I added the pilsner LME extract. During the boil, I saw some black flakes floating around. When I finished, I noticed...

Thanks guys...The recipe does not say how much it makes, that is why I questioned the amount of grain. I read, since the recipe did not provide the amount of water, that for normal, not thick or thin wort, to add 1.5 qt's per lb. for thick wart, 1qt, for thin 2qt. That is why I figured it was...

I hope this question isn't to dumb. What I want to do is try a Westvelteren recipe clone. I want to make a 5 gallon batch to get my feet wet. I have a four questions on the brew process. My first question is the recipe I have calls for 17.5 lb Pilsner, 1 lb Cara, .44 lb Biscuit, .31 lb...

Hello all...I am planning on learning some techniques and have so many questions. I am planning on building my own brewing equipment and have questions, but let me start by saying several years back, I bought a home brew starter kit. I brewed about 5 extract kits and now want go into all grain...