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I ended up leaving the batch in the primary instead of racking it and attaching a blowoff tube that is 5/8" instead of 3/8", just in case the krausen builds back up after adding the brown sugar. The yeast is still doing its thing, so I'm going to cross my fingers and hope for the best. Thanks...

I brewed this on Sunday so we are 2 days in. Do I take everything I can to the bucket?

I can absolutely rack it over...do I need to get everything or will the trub on the bottom be better left where it is?

I feel like I have bitten off more than I can chew here so I am looking for some advice. I currently have a recipe from Sam Calgione's book Extreme Brewing in primary fermentation. My first mistake was using a 5 gallon carboy for such a high gravity beer. According to the recipe, I am supposed...

If any of you have experience here, I defer to you. I purchased a Raspberry Wheat kit from Midwest and with it came the extract. Reading up on it a bit, I was thinking of bagging the extract and adding my own raspberry puree instead to give it (hopefully) a better flavor. Some questions...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback. Funny enough, just 2 days after posting, there was good carbination in my next bottle. Good things come to those who wait, but I really want to try what I made! Thanks again!!

Quick question for all you veteran brewers. Just brewed and bottled my first batch of beer. It was a double ipa from midwest. I learned what to do and not to do during the entire process. The one thing that I am curious about is the sediment that was in both primary amd secondary fermenters...