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I'm probably just paranoid. But the wort smells pretty gross.

But it has been fermenting for over two weeks...

Wow. I feel like a noob. Without a gravity reading, would you personally bottle at this point?

So do I need to wait until the bubbles have completely stopped for three days? The bubbling rate has been the same for about 3 days...

So my pale ale has been fermenting since Jan 23. I just timed about one minute fifteen seconds between bubbles on my airlock, this was my first batch and I didn't have a hydrometer at the time. It's fairly important that I bottle asap. Is that an option today? Please get back to me as I have...

I prefer the hoppier beers, but I love the decadence of an imperial stout. I want to brew an imperial but with higher ibu's like that of a pale ale, or maybe an ipa. Has anyone ever tried one?

Well I appreciate your help guys. I'll definitely let you know how it turns out. But it's only been fermenting for a couple of days now.

Excellent. Thank you for your help. Also, I wasn't aware that I shouldn't be using an aluminum pot until AFTER I brewed. Is it going to ruin it?

Okay I will. How do I know whether I have a contaminated batch or not?

Lash night, whilst cooling my fist batch of wort, (5 gallons) something awful happened. I do not have a wort chiller, but there was snow outside. So we put it outside to cool. I later came to check the temperature, (140-150 F), and the snow I had put on top of the lid was of course melted...