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So, I'm now on my third homebrew and have used an American Amber Ale kit. It's the first kit I've used that requires the hops adding. The hops have now been in 5 days and SG is stable, so I opened the fermentation bin and a lot of the hops is sitting in a scummy layer on top of the beer. It...

woohoo. Think I'll go ahead and bottle it at the weekend. OG readings are static at 1.010 Can't wait to taste it. Is there anything I can do with the dregs left over at the bottom of the bin when I've bottled it? I'm intending on getting another brew going straight away

My first brew has been in primary fermentation for three weeks. I've opened it a few times to check OG. There is still some yeast floating around just under the surface and a little bit of froth/bubble patches on the top. Not sure if this is normal or a sign of something gone wrong. Smells fine.

Thanks for all the great advice. Guess the answer is to leave it alone for another couple of weeks. flars got me a little worried with talk of a pellicle, but to be honest I think that is just how the photo has come out. There is no visible sheen, just a few bubbles still forming on the top. I...

This is my first brew of woodforde's wherry. It's been in primary for a week. The instructions say to leave it there for 4-6 days before transferring to secondary. I have a pressure barrel that I am going to use for secondary fermentation and conditioning. I tested the OG two days ago and again...