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Made a Fat Tire clone. It has been in my fermenter 6 days. Did a gravity check and its 1.12 range of FG is 1.14-1.10. Could this be ready to bottle in next few days? 7-10 days seems fast? But I am no expert.

Just brewed my first batch (IPA) its really good and now I am eager to try round 2. Was thinking to use a Fat Tire Clone recipe but mix it up a little... Thinking to try for a little extra chocolate or caramel taste then fat tire... so clone recipe is below. Any suggestions from experts to...

Just tasted my first homebrew of an IPA. It has a great taste (not perfect but good and still young) Thanks for all the help and support from everyone on my questions!

first batch in the bottle... a few questions: What is best temp? They are currently in a dark closet in basement that stays around 68-70F. How long? Its an IPA guessing 3 weeks is majic #? Thinking to try one @ 2 weeks though just to see the taste Sediment: I have a great deal of...

Just bottled last night.... Looking at my bottles today they have a good deal of sediment. Is this normal? I fermented and dry hopped in one container. then siphoned it out in a second container with priming sugar and bottled. Guessing a secondary ferment could get rid of sediment...

Any need to sterilize bottle caps before bottleing? Should I dip them in star san or just cap and go. First batch ready to bottle. I am super excited!

Ok, Nearly time to dry hop my IPA. My recipe calls for .67 oz magnum, .67 crystal, .67 citra to dry hop How many days should I dry hop these? Also if I dry hop say 3-5 days and pull out the hops would it be ok to have beer sit in my fermination bucket a few days if i get busy with...

I have an IPA fermenting for 2 weeks and 2 days.... Questions: How long should it ferment? If I take a gravity reading will removing lid from my bucket and getting the reading the correct procedure? When should I dry hop? Should I use a secondary ferment to dry hop? If I use secondary...

3.5 days of fermenting now. Basement is 64-66F. The bucket on day 1 and 2 was around 71-70. Today is only about .5F higher then ambient. Think everything is ok? This is my first batch. Also, when you put yeast in do you (power kind) do you spinkle on the top of the "wort" or mix it in...

Made my first IPA batch last night. Very exciting!...a few questions: How long should I let it ferment? Should I do a "secondary ferment" if so how exactly do you do this? Just filter and transfer into another fermentation bucket? My recipe calls for dry hopping. Researching I found...

Made my first brew ever last night IPA! Currently fermenting in my basement. Its a cool 65F bucket is currently 70F. We park cars in the basement and worried about a temperature variation. How much is safe? The bucket is on the floor so should stay fairly consistent even if temps...

Just did my first home brew last nigh. IPA and everything seemed to go well... Fermenting today and super excited. This looks like a new addiction