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My Red Ale was in primary for 14 days. I tested the gravity on the 12th and 14th day and it was a steady 1.012. I racked to the secondary a month ago and it hasn't even begun to clear up. Does this seem normal?

I racked my Irish Red Ale to the secondary 5 nights ago and haven't seen any clarity beginning. Wondering how long it takes for it to start clearing up. I have heard 2 weeks and bottle, but I couldn't imagine this being completely clear in 2 weeks saying that after 5 days it hasn't started.

I want to brew a beer similar to a shiner bock. I dont have a way to lager, because I don't have any way of keeping it cold enough to ferment. Is there anyway around this, to make a beer like a shiner bock but not lager it? And how are people lagering brew if they don't live were natural...

Since I racked my beer to the secondary (2 hours ago) the piece that moves inside the airlock is raised up to the top of the airlock. Not going up and down and not rested on the bottom. Does anyone know why this might be happening?

I just racked my brew to a 5 gallon carboy. I have a couple questions. Well, first when I rinsed my carboy out with star san and then dumped it out, there was some foam left in the carboy. I racked it any ways and now theres some foam on top of the beer in the carboy. Is this going to effect...

First off, I'm making an Irish Red Ale. I started my fermentation 11 days ago. I wanted to transfer to the secondary this Saturday. So I started the process of checking the beer with my hydrometer tonight to see if it was done fermenting. I was going to check it for the next couple of days to...

Hello All, I am brewing my first batch of beer. I did an Irish Red Ale. It is in the primary with the air lock bubbling away!:ban: I am going to use a secondary (yea I know theres no need). How long should I leave it in the primary,secondary, and is there a need to let them condition in the...

First, I'd like to say hello. I am new to brewing and new to this forum. I have read a lot of great things already. I have a question. I just began brewing a West Coast Ale with my new Mr. Beer. I started it 72 hrs. ago and still haven't seen any fermentaion. No thick foamy action going on...