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That sucks, I'm pretty sure its done fermenting, it is extremely clear for a wit.It has been sitting in the secondary for three weeks...i have no idea what i'm doing but it's great!:rockin:primary is sanitizing along with my mash tun and tools, maybe doing a amber ale tomorrow....pumpkin sounds...

Sharpie ftw.

lol how much do you need to take a reading with a hydrometer...i have about an oz. and a half , hope that's enough!

Update: I just primed the bottles using cane sugar i did a refractometer reading and it dropped to .030 Now i know you said that the refracto wont read accurately but it's all i have atm ...i will buy a hydro for my next batch ( tomorrow in fact :) Anyway the beer taste great lots of subtle...

oh crap ...well never knew that!! lol I'll have to go pick one up then , ill report as soon as i get one. Thanks guys

lol the thermometer NOT the refractometer, read it again :) ....also i calibrated the refract right after i read your post and it sits right at zero with distilled water.

It taste alright....I moved it downstairs and it got a little shook up,could that throw off the reading? it didnt look like it really got mixed tho...just a little stirred up on the bottom. And i tested the thermometer and it works just fine 32 deg f in ice water.... so i'm sure it mashed at...

Hmmm OK...IT'S ALIVE!!!! Yep it's working alright but i just took a reading and it's still at or around 1.040 ... should i just let it sit for another couple weeks? My only concern is letting it sit on the yeast cake in the secondary lol i was kinda hoping that it would go a little faster...

AHHhh to late :) I transferred to secondary and pitched some danstar (Nottingham). I'm just going to let it do it's thing, let it settle ,bottle and move on to my next brew. This is going to very interesting brew....I really wanted a flavorful brew, I think i got it :) I'll update in a couple...

Ok so it's been 8 days since i started giving the carboy a swirl.. it seems to be still fermenting BUT it's still stuck around 1.040-1.045. I't came down from 1.08 so it's prolly around 4-5 % mabey? I don't know what to do really... Should i just bottle it or should i put it in a secondary and...

Thanks everyone for clearing that up for me ,you are all great brewers and i prey you all have wonderfully full bodied, smooth, refreshing Brews bubbling away in your primary's :)

lol will do :)

So i just checked the status of the fermentation... sg is at 1.045 and holding :( Do i have a stuck fermentation? What should i do , I'm worried that i had to high a starting gravity for the amount of yeast i used (1 vile WLP400). Any one have any suggestions? Thanks for any help!

Just like the title says, i keep seeing this and i can't figure it out LOL :D

Hey all thanks for all the helpful comments , takes a load off my mind, whew! No it wasn't a 10 gal batch but i upped the grain on it by 2#'s. I heard a few places that if you have low efficiency it's good to have a couple extra pounds of grain. I thought , as this was my first time AG, that...

So i brew my first Ag batch 4 days ago. I'm very new to brewing so i was hoping you could comment on anything i might have done wrong or that i could do better! There was a couple of questions i wanted to ask as well, but onto the brew :) ****WARNING**** This is going to be long, I apologize...

LOL OhioBrit I know right, I didn't even take the time to fill out my profile hehe. I'm from kzoo spork, lots of brewers here :)

Hello everyone ,I'm pretty new to home brewing. Just finished my first all grain brew yesterday (my second brew all together). My first batch was a northern brown ale: dry extract/specialty grain. I plan on posting in the newbie section detailing yesterday's experience,It was interesting, i...