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I saw a post which made me a little worried, thought I'd get everyone's opinion since I plan on bottling tomorrow. I think it is fine, however after cooling when I was pouring into my bucket I did miss the strainer a bit and a little gunk got into the bucket which is what the brown stuff is...

I have a bunch of bottles, don't think they'll work but here's what I have that I'm not sure on - blue moon (pop off but has ridges), corona, taurino, & pacifico

Getting a hydrometer and have seen different prices at different places, are all hydrometers the same? For example if I picked one up at a pet store?

Evil Dead or Army of Darkness!

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Okay, so I will leave it go for about another week, and check the fg aiming for 1.014 over the course of three days at the end of that week? Sound right? Just want to make sure I'm getting all of this. Also, any special technique when checking the fg? Can I just take the lid off of the bucket...

It is a hefeweizen.

So would you say that on average you switch to second fermenter after a week? That's how long it's been in the first.

I agree, I just care that it's drinkable for the first batch. However what do you think about the frequent bubbling after a week? Should I still be waiting for 1 bubble a minute to switch to second fermenter?

I started my first brew last Wednesday, and as of today the airlock is bubbling about 5 times a minute. Two side notes: I live in a small apartment that tends to get hot when we cook. Also when I pitched the yeast I stirred it in. Could either of those things ruin the batch or is there...

I drink all sorts of beers so I have a variation of bottles, I know that to reuse bottles for bottling you need to have pop offs but wanted to know which brands are good to reuse and which to stay away from. Thanks!