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thank you.......so it's better to leave the beer in the secondary a longer amount of time for clarity. But not over a month. I have been using (roughly) the 1,2,3 way. So you are saying it's ok to use 1,4,3 if that's what it takes for clarity?

So far I have only made 6 batches of beer and have noticed that the target SG's of all of them have been acheived at all different number of days. So my question is when you have reached you're target SG, but the beer is not clear how much longer could you or should you wait before bottling? How...

so the only reason to delay it is to let the beer settle more? Nothing is the flavor will change?

chicago subburb..........so recaping......... I made the wort with no hydrometer reading. It was violent for 3 days and then went dead. I transfered it to the glass carboy on the 6th day. There are no bubbles in the carboy. I bought a hydrometer and the reading now is 1.006 The beer tasted...

I am sooo sorry It's 1.006 I am new at this and I read the hydrometer wrong. You all have my permission to flog me lol

no it's 1.06 on the head

thank you brew mistress..........the reading is 1.06 the beer is very cloudy but it taste great, just a tiny touch bitter. I did not take a reading in the beginning because I did now have a hydrometer until a few days ago.

yes I agree my kids gave me an awsome gift. I live in a sw chicago suburb. I am assuming that the hops go in a nylon bag like the crystal malt because of the need to remove them after a certain time. Is this right?

I did not use a hydrometer in this or the other 2 batches I made. ( I just bought one over the weekend) Like I said before I just started making beer jan 1st this year and I didn't know anything. I was told there was no need for a hydrometer just let it stay in the glass carboy 2 to 3 weeks...

The first 2 batches of beer I made came out great. !st was with cooper draught hopped syrup, the 2nd was with 2 cans of muntons old ale hopped. anyway here is my 3rd 1lb muntons plain extra light dme, 3.75 lb can coopers canadian blond hopped, 1lb crystal malt 10l, 2 small packs yeast...

thanks for all the welcomes.........So everyone seems to be saying scratch the hopped sypup and go with the unhopped. I have a brew shop an hour from me so if I go there will they tell me which hops to buy and what to do with them? ( I have no idea how to cook hops. Do you steep them like I do...

My kids bought me all the beer brewing equipment for christmas for me and I have made 3 batches so far and this is fun. But I have a million questions. I don't even know where to begin. I have been buying hopped malt extracts and I am happy with them. The first 2 batches are great and even...