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ajf do you still transfer to a seperate bucket for bottling?

Thank you both, I did flash a light and notice Krausen forming near the top, so that's a good sign it sounds like. Tomorrow I am going to take a reading, and if everything is OK at that point, I'm going to go ahead and transfer to secondary for a little bit longer. Floyd, I did not rehydrate...

This is only my third 5 gallon batch... I'm still struggling to get one right. This is the first time I've run into this problem, so I'm looking for suggestions on what to do next. My previous brews were bubbling (the air lock) the day after I closed the lid. I brewed Sunday night (it is now...

They were slightly lower, with a standard hydrometer. Was at 1.048 OG (recipe said 1.051-1.055) and 1.010 (recipe said 1.012- 1.015) when I transferred it today. One thing I'm struggling with as someone new to the hobby, is reading this damn thing :o The comforting fact in all of that though...

Thanks for posting recipe for me BobC, the kit I have is slightly different however. It came with Willamette instead of Citra. I added this oz. on my own because I wanted to learn dry-hopping (and I LOVE Citra)

I feel like you may be onto something with the scorching. I will definitely try things as you suggested next time, adding later as well as removing from heat. I've also noticed with each of these batches, my hydrometer readings are coming out slightly outside of the range the recipe suggests...

Brewers Best American Pale Ale kit. Two weeks in primary. Photos are me racking to carboy and adding 1 oz Citra. This is my second brew. My first was a Brewers Best IPA, which did not turn out well. There was no hop presence at all. Not during fermentation, and nothing in final (aroma or...

Clarity is kinda what I am shooting for by going to a secondary. There are several areas in my first batch where I feel I went wrong, I do not attribute any of them to necessarily having left in the primary. Main reason was rushing. First batch, overly excited... Was like a kid on Christmas. I...

I brewed a Brewers Best APA kit on Saturday morning. I started getting action in my airlock some time Monday morning before I woke up. As of right now it is bubbling once every 8-10 seconds. (Monday night) I have read different things about whether secondaries are completely necessary or not...

Thank you all for the feedback, yes I am certainly a bit ambitious, I'm VERY eager to learn and take off. I do need to be patient and cover my bases first though. That being said, I opened my first bottle from my first batch tonight... I was happy to have achieved a good level of carbonation...

I am new to brewing, as well as to this forum, so I apologize if I have posted in the wrong section. I am opening my first (hopefully successful) batch tomorrow... the anticipation is killing me! I have a few slight concerns, which I won't even bother mentioning... What's killing me even more...