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Hey everyone I just finished my first brew and wanted to say thanks for the help. I had lots of questions and I was freaking out a bit but it came out great thanks everyone .

UPDATED...... I just checked my brew it has been 5 weeks since I brewed, and the gravity is still 1.02. Should I now pitch new yeast?

Yea that's probably the problem thank you

Yea I am working on getting one to control the refrigerator.

The directions told me to pitch the yeast at 60F and maintain 65F during fermentation. I am already 2 weeks in and I don't know to bottle at 1.02 cause I don't want the bottles to blow.

No it this one http://bsghandcraft.com/index.php/beer-ingredient-kits/bsg-handcraft-select-kits/oktoberfest-bsg-select-ingredient-kit.html

It's a BSG Oktoberfest I think it's a true larger not sure. The yeast is Fermentis SafLager 40/70 dry and I didn't rehydrate it before I pitched it. Also the OG was about 1.04 and currently I am at 1.02.

Ok thanks I ll wait it out

I brewed my first brew of Oktoberfest about 2 weeks ago. I was told the yeast can operate from 40 to 70 degrees so I put it in a refrigerator and saw slow to no fermentation so after a couple of days I took it out and put it in a swamp bath. After that I saw kreuzen on the brew and airlock...

So going to start my first brew, I live in the northeast where the temp changes often, just wondering how you guys keep your brew cool during primary fermentation?

Thanks for the help guys!

I will be brewing for the first time and had some questions. First the directions tells me to steep my grains in the bag for 15 mins at 155 to 170 degrees, my questions is I have 3 different grains do I put them all together in the bag to steep? Second I have 3 hop additions during my brew 1 for...