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Thanks Forrest... I think as it was my first batch, I was being way to cautious with the wort/fementor during the transfer. I'll go caveman on it next time :). Since that's what it seems like, would it be advisable to wait 2.5 weeks - 3 weeks before bottling?

wow... I'm now officially getting my stuff from Austin Homebrew... What a community this is!! :mug:

Well... I'm totally be a newb, but that's typical for a first batch I guess. I'm on day 6 of primary fermentation with a DME light ale. It was used with dry yeast (sorry for the lack of specifics, I'm at work). Kraussen developed pretty quickly, but my airlock was not 'going nuts' like a...

I'll have to check when I get home as to whether or not there is anything blocking the top. Unfortunately I'm at work yearning to taste my first batch lol.

I havent' even tried taking it apart, I'm guessing that the end cap comes off to allow the racking cane/inner tube to come out. Really appreciate all the tips. Until yesterday I was worried that the auto siphon would be my only item that could contaminate. :ban:

Aahhh.. ya I heard about using a wallpaper tray... I think that will be next quick purchase :D

O nice... so there will in fact be a very small amount of the sanitzing solution (water and StarSan) in the bottling bucket if I understand that correctly? I am guessing that wont hurt a thing.

Hiya... I'm going to be breaking out my auto siphon for the first time. Anyone have some helpful advice as to how to ensure that all parts of the siphon are sanitized? I will be using StarSan. I'm just concerned about the inside of the main tube vs. the racking cane, etc. Many thanks!

Well I like all the input here... I called the store where I got the recipe as it was the store owner's recommendation. He said with this particular recipe... keep it in the primary for two weeks at the temperature it's at (~67'F) and then bottle and store at same temperature for no less than...

soooooooooo you're saying... put that 5g carboy to work eh?

Decisions, decisions... I am reading up and see the application of dropping the temp a few days before bottling, sounds intriguing. I got the deluxe kit last week (6.5g carboy, 5.5g carboy, and bottling bucket) but the brother-from-another-mother at the LHBS said I really dont have to...

I have been searching and searching so I didn't have to beat a dead horse in a new thread, but of the hundreds of educated responses regarding leaving the primary alone for 2-3 weeks instead of racking to a secondary... Does the clarity become comparable in the primary at 2-3 weeks as it...

lol I see what you did there! Thanks! :ban:

Hi gang... I'm brand new to brewing. I was first turned in college as I took a very small part in assisting some good friends brew a blueberry lambic then recently brewed a batch of brown ale with a friend. That really gave me the bug and this past weekend I visited my LHBS and got...

That's great advice, thank you. I guess I am just getting a little paranoid about the whole sanatizing thing prematurely lol.

So, I'm reading between the lines here, but if you have a bucket filled with water and Starsan, you can dip equipment, bottles, etc and immediately use them???

Bear with me... I'm brand new to the scene :) So I brewed a batch of brown ale with my buddy about two months ago and some of our bottles ended up being contaminated. Three days ago I got a full kit and started my own batch and things are looking good so far. The only thing I have as...