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OK...I did use the floating hydrometer, & a clean wine thief. I don't know how long to leave the first fermentation...previous brews didn't show activity so I couldn't sense a start/stop difference. If I'm going to do a secondary, I imagine the exact duration of primary might not be...

This is my first brew with fermentation visibly and audibly happening 30 hours later (I haven't looked at it for 15 hours)! My biggest fear in brewing is no bubbles.

Awesome. Thank you for the opportunity.

I assume I will need extra patience because I added a 14 oz pack of 'alcohol boost' corn sugar. The recipe called for 6# of Munich LME. Store only had 3.3# jars, so that's 10% more also. I aerated my wort before pitching yeast, and it was so foamy I didn't think it would settle. I used a...

Bought fresh LME this AM. They didn't have same type DME so I crossed off that option. Delayed brew start due to road trip for fresh LME. To my surprise, easier than 1-gallon grief-brews. 7-1/2 gal pot helped with space for boil. No boilover, forgot to sanitize wort chiller but did wash it...

I just read a couple papers on ergotism, decided to see if the one local brew supply store that is open on Sundays isn't closed by COVID. Came back here, just read several explanations of how it can never happen with subsequent brewing steps, started to feel better about the risk, then saw your...

Scary LME...forget 6-18 month shelf life. Package recommended use within 1 month. Probably between 12 & 18 months old. There was mold on top where there was air. Spooned it out, cleaned surfaces of plastic jars that obviously needed it with cotton swabs & wet paper towels. Probably not perfect...

REALLY long story behind choosing that particular kit, but not really relevant to my questions. I guess one step at a time...get the wort made, then the next step. Worry about taste when it's ready. And I suppose there's the fine art of blending. I recently bought a howler of someone's...

True. I was looking at the additives as a 'coverup'. If it doesn't turn out well, I can blame my failure to follow the use-by instrux. Good advice to not toss a watermelon, marshmallows and a pair of dirty sox in to hide bad beer, but my goal is to end up with something palatable. That's a...

OK, I'll start with 'duh'. Moving on... First 5-gal extract kit brew commences Sunday the 13th (Dec. 2020). Outdoors, hopefully snow instead of rain. Procrastination takes time. So does making room to park the carboys. Too much krap. Anyway, the important thing is actually starting this. I...

Thanks, all. Dish detergent worked fine. I'm not sure there was anything on it, but I tried to be thorough.

Hi: I've only done a few 1 gallon kits & am getting ready to do my first 5-gallon...all new equipment & doing it outside. Bought a small (25') stainless steel coil wort chiller, not as thermally efficient as copper, but I'm tired of purchasing more & more things. Instrux say to degrease it...