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I know that everything I've read says you should always move your beer to a carboy for secondary fermentation to get it off the yeast cake, etc. Does anyone recommend primary fermentation only?

I am still fairly new to home brewing. I recently brewed a clone to Goose Island's Honkers Ale and when I added the Wyeast to the wort, it did nothing after 3 days. So I sprinkled some dry yeast on it. After 12 days it was done fermenting so I bottled it. It has only been 2 weeks but I...

I am brewing my very first batch and two weeks into the fermentation process I was taking my first gravity reading tonight. I removed the lid, took the reading, replaced the lid and when I put the airlock back on the lid it pushed the black grommet through the lid and into the beer! Help...

I am brand new to home brewing and I'm brewing my very first batch of Amber Ale using Munton's dry yeast (cheap stuff). I had a lot of bubbling activity in the airlock in the first 24 hours -- which was exciting to see -- but now after 48 hours or so it is not bubbling at all. I waited about 5...

I am brand new to home brewing (brewed my first batch yesterday!) and to this forum...I brewed an Amber Ale yesterday and I'm wondering where in my house is the best place to put the fermenting bucket. I'm afraid that my basement will be too cold (Chicago area in winter) and I'm afraid that my...