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When talking about how long the wort has been in the primary ... do you start right when you throw it into the Carboy/bucket or when the yeast starts working and fermenting? I'm on 9 days of time in carboy but 6 since fermenting started.

LoL ! Nice and :off:

The smell reminds me of sour milk, but not quite as strong. Thanks for the replies. You've calmed a newbie ;)

My first batch is fermenting at a solid rate (1 bubb / 2-3seconds) but is releasing a pretty nasty smell. It's pungent and just kinda weird. I fear that it being my first beer, I might have rushed into things and contaminated it! Here's a picture of it ... Recipe ... Fat Tire Amber...

LoL, Very nice!

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.dunleavy/images/brewing_run_to_barrel.jpg

An initial THANK YOU for all the information I've absorbed over the past 3 weeks. Now the questions ... Is there way to make sure / test to see if you have an airtight Primary (using a 6 gal. glass carboy with stopper and bubbler). I have the plug almost all the way in with the bubbler...

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=699&highlight=benefit+Glass+Carboy and as for it being purchased in the UK, no idea.

Thanks for the info :) So far I am very pleased. I ordered two kits Thursday night at about 4pm and received it today (monday). I will definitly order again, free shipping when over $60.oo is quite nice.

sealed white container ... ordered from Austin Homebrew Supply. (thanks for fast response)

I don't plan on brewing it for about a week or two ... Where should I store everything?

This forum has a lot of *great* reading material. Make sure to use the Search feature when you begin thinking of questions, you'll find most of what you need there! Enjoy the wealth of knowledge here and ask questions when you need some help.

Lol ... I was going to type something similiar.

Just be Patient, from what I've read, you'll be well rewarded.

LoL! Either the beer is taking effect or that's just pure brilliance. Keep the book for the occaisonal inebriated humor.

After a few weeks of research I'm purchasing my brew kit tomorrow and looking forward to brewing my first brew this following week or two! I've scoured this board and a few others trying to take in the numorous information available. If anyone from the Omaha area wants to swap brews (after I...

ABW = 76.08(OG - FG) / (1.775 - OG) That's the equation. If you want to take it to ABV ... ABV = ABW(FG / .784) Hope that helps. Though, I believe you can also do 131 * (OG - FG) to find Alcohol percentage (at least that's what one of the spreadsheets do)

Thank you for more reading material! I'm quite a book worm and will go look into those tomorrow. I'm also going to go to my local HBS and see what they have. Again, thank you for the quick, very helpful responses. I'll be purchasing a kit in the next week (after I decide which one) and...

Thank you for the quick responses! Reading what you have posted ... would this be a wise selection? http://www.midwestsupplies.com/products/ProdByID.aspx?ProdID=3316 I prefer the Better Bottles over Glass just for its unbreakableness and light weight.

I would first like to say Hello to everyone! I've had a great time browsing the forums and absorbing quite a bit. My first question is this ... I have a $200 budget that I can spend on Brewing Kit for Beer plus first set of bottles / bottle caps. I'm going to be brewing as my primary...