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imrook, I was concerned about that too. I didn't do the gravity measurements, so it's definitely possible that it's still fermenting (though my internal alcholometer said that this was fairly potent). The kit recommends 15 days I think, and it was in there for 32, but I know that's not a...

Finally bottled the Pilsner last night (Festa Brew kit). I ended up not having enough clean bottles, so I had a few glasses of it to drink. Certainly it will be better when it has carbonated and left to mature a bit longer, but I'm really excited by the state it is in now. My palette isn't...

So I'm bottling this weekend, and I would like to get a new batch started. I'm still using the complete kits, probably I will go with another one from Festa Brew. I'm definitely tempted to try doing it from scratch, but I don't have the equipment or the time right now. Maybe next batch...

So I kept the cerveza in the primary for four weeks, then racked it into a bottling bucket (which is exactly the same as my primary), on top of the sugars, then I bottled it. It was still pretty clear, perhaps a teensy bit cloudier than my first two attempts where I used a secondary, but not...

Ok, so a bottling bucket it is, or if I don't find find one, the carboy. Then next time, perhaps some new yeast!

Yep, I've read the warnings about any exposure to sunlight. :)

Good guess, it is indeed brew house (http://www.thebrewhouse.com)! Are you saying my beer will get better if I use different yeast? That would be an interesting experiment, though too late for this batch. I don't have a bottling bucket. I had been racking into a glass carboy as a secondary...

After much happiness with the red I made last time, I'm going to switch things up a bit. I picked a mexican cerveza, primarily because it was on sale, but also because I wanted to try something a bit lighter. So far, I'm brewing from kits where you just add water and yeast (which comes with...

Ok, I was doing it wrong. :) Putting in just enough beer to get the hydrometer to float, I'm reading 0.990. From what I understand, this means it should be safe for bottling.

Ok, so I just checked the specific gravity, but I think I'm probably doing it wrong. Is there a certain amount of beer that should be put into the hydrometer? Anyway, I got 1.020, which is the same thing I wrote down 15 days ago, though I recall at the time I was rounding it for some reason...

Ok, excellent. I will take a reading tonight and report back. Sounds like there will definitely be some changes to the way I do my next batch. :) Thanks!:mug:

This is my second batch, please excuse any misunderstandings. :) So my basement is hovering around 14-17 Celsius this winter, and I've got a Red Ale from a Brew House kit that's been on for 19 days. 5 days in the primary, 14 in the secondary, and according to the instructions, I should rack...