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Now some observations (primary 24 hours)... I really like the smell.... yeast, bread, with a hint of beer... Is this smell normal? What should I be observing at the stage? I see a thick layer about 1/4 of inch (brown foam) on top.... I see no bubbles, perhaps because the pale isn't clear...

Didn't come with a wand or autosiphon... I'm guessing I'll have to suck on the hose? to siphon the fluid to the bottle? that's not the exact kit I got, I got a it a local place.

More accurately this is my kit... http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/glass-beer.jpg But it only came with the one hose on the left.

Beer Making Plus Kit with Secondary Fermenter and Ingredients My kit resembles this one... except it doesn't have the fermentation lock for the pale... My kit has a single plastic pale and a single glass carboy... the intruments are similar to that kit.

I don't have a digi cam... but my carboy can hold atleast 23 litres..... probably a bit more.

Aslo in the carboy stage it says. Add finings accroding to directions: 1/2 tsp of gelatine (came with the kit) 3 tbsp cold water, soften 15 minutes (soften 15 minutes, what does this mean?). Add 1/2 cup boiling water to clear and add hot gelatine to beer using a funnel to prevent hot...

Wow thanks for all the fast replies... the kit came with a plastic bucket and a glass carboy.... no sponge for the bottem. I noticed some kits just use the plastic pale and have a fermentation lock... my plastic pale does not have that... it only has a fermentation lock for the carboy. If you...

It was a typo... I added the yest to the the 5 gallon mixture in the plastic pale... I just corrected it now.

I just purchased a beer kit and a recipe... I mixed it according to instructions, it was fairly clear but I'm stuck at a certain part.... Right now, I've mixed all the correct ingrediants and poured them according to instructions into a primary container (plastic pale, with increments on the...