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Thanks for this great info man. I am going to try a bucket just for SNG but this info is great. Thankfully, I have a good size basement so I am not worried about space of the carboys. Thanks again. Oh, and your signature is great. I = 1

I get that, but the clones I have read about are not dead ringers, which I dont expect them to be.

I am new to brewing, and our water is a little sulfur smelling with sediment , so I use bottle water. Its only 83 cents at wally world so its worth it to not even take a chance. If you drink your water, and it has no off smells and isnt hard, my guess you will be fine.

Found my first non kit beer :-)

Since I am doing an ale now, I am going to try a stout next. I have been told that I should try a couple kits first so, I will probably do the Samuel Smith oatmeal stout next. I will keep you updated!

Was this a kit? If so, where did you get it? I really like Belgian Whites so I would love to try it.

I will probably do the same and see what works best for me.

Ouch... good call.

I currently have a Glass Carboy, but I would think a bucket would be easier to clean and sample. Thoughts and experiences:drunk:?

Thanks Tronny, ya you are 100% correct about the lights.

Well, I have it wrapped in a towel so it should be ok. I am guessing to much light will skunk up bottled beer more.

Here it is... 2 days of foam:

You can find them at wal mart for less then 30 bucks. Thankfully I have an old one from my mother in law.

Thats a good idea. But I have moved it to my basement where the light only comes on when I do laundry on Sundays. As of now, its bubbling about once a second if not more then that. Its chugging along!

So I did some more reading, and I found 65-70 is where you SHOULD keep the temp for ales. But my question is, since I want to SEE my beer, is indirect sunlight going to screw it up?

It is about 64-70 depending on the time of day.. I may be wrong, but I read it needed to be around 68-74 degrees for the best results when fermenting, before bottling. If I am wrong, PLEASE let me know. I am new :-p

Quick question... Should the carboy be in a dark most of the time? I have it on my kitchen table, which doesn't get much direct sun light, but normal lighting most of the night.

Its bubbling about once every 3 seconds, and has a nice foam about an inch thick and its churning away pretty heavily. Really cool to see. Looking good guys...

Bubbling has started slowly. And so it starts...

I only have one carboy... at the moment :-) The ONLY thing I am worried about is if something got in my beer but I guess that is always something you worry about.