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Where do you get something like that by the way, i dont have one of those.

Sorry I shouldnt have said mugs, i use pint glasses, weizen glasses, goblets, pub glasses, and mugs. The occasional mug isnt so bad as long as i can see through it.

What do you use since I know that largely effects taste and head retention?

So when you pour your beers do you still worry about leaving the trub in the bottle or is there none?

Is there going to be that much sediment in the secondary if you strain the wort before mixing in the primary.

Just a question then, why couldnt one just rack the primary to the bottling bucket, leave it sit 2 weeks then put in the priming sugar and then bottle? I havent gotten that far yet, but if the spigot is high enough to leave the trub behind why do we use a secondary?

I bought a 22 quart 18/10 stainless pot from walmart. It smells metalish, is that ok?

Sure. I was toying with the idea of pitching another batch of yeast as John Palmer explains. Any opinions or insight about this anyone??? Except Im not sure of the exact cause so i dont know if that would be a good idea or not. Did you prepare a starter cnapierala? I did.

Im in the same boat right now. I had vigorous fermentation for 24-48 hours and now nothing. its been about 3 days since i put it in the primary. I havent opened it even once to look at it though. Im just hoping it will turn out ok. Im going to rack it to my secondary at the 1 week point...

good stuff, i did use the dry yeast i forgot to responds to that and it was probably the most useful piece of info.

Actually there is no pressure in the airlock right now because the cap has rested back down is it normal to have zero fermentation at this point (48 hours). Im gonna wait the full week before racking to the secondary.

Another good answer! So can i drink it now if it is done, HAHA.

Thats the answer I was hoping for! My airlock was bubbling rapidly the first 24 hours after i poured it into the primary. now its not bubbling at all(or at least very rarely). Is that normal, will it pick back up?

I strained myn wort as I poured it into the primary to get all of the trub out. Was that a bad idea? I read it in how to brew.

Mike H, Im not sure what you mean about getting the temp down? I cooled the Wort in an ice bath then poured it through a strainer into the water that was already in the fermenter.

Mike H, Thanks, i used the partial method. I first boiled 2 gallons of water and let it cool in the fermenter. The I made the wort in 3 gallons of water. I realized i should not be using the lid a little after around 20 minutes so i boiled for about 15 extra minutes to be safe. The airlock...

Hey did you end up with 4 gallons of beer. I just did my first today and should have started with 6 total gallons so i ended up with 5. Gotta love being a newbie!!!

Thanks brewsmith, i cant wait to bottle!!

i didnt measure the gravity, i didnt have a test tube for the hydrometer. The airlock hasnt started bubbling yet i finished about 1 hour ago, is that bad? Sorry for all of the questions so far, thanks for all of your help!

Thanks, i also only ended up with 4 gallons is that ok.