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UPDATE: It is now exactly two weeks since Brew Day.... I took a hydrometer reading today, and the gravity is 1.008.... Which is within the finishing gravity range for this type of beer (1.008-1.013). Starting Gravity was 1.040; Gravity one week ago today was 1.020. I will test the gravity...

No, I am using the muntons American Light with a recipe originally published in the Mother Earth News in 1979.

I will bear that in mind, however, there is quite a bit of headspace.

As a matter of fact, I did not use StarSan..... I used Clorox. J/K....... I used Vodka :D

Ah. I have Asperger's syndrome (a mild form of Autism), and, consequently, I have always found it difficult to tell when people are kidding with me.

I ain't got none!

You mean to tell me my beer is going to blow up?

The airlock is no longer quite so far down into the grommet. Plus, My fermenter is 6.5 gallons total, but I am doing only 5 gallons of beer, so there are several inches of headspace :D

I pulled the airlock out a short distance. It is no longer flush with the grommet but it is still snug in there. What is RDWHAHB?

Yes, but is it normal for that moving piece inside to *stay* in that position for a period of time? Thanks for the congrats btw. I'm making an american-style "light" beer..... Hoping to have it ready by St. Paddy's Day, so I can wash down my Salt Beef, Cabbage, and New Potatoes with good...

I recieved my starter kit and ingredients yesterday and started my first batch of beer yesterday afternoon. I have a question..... on the airlock.... the inner piece that floats is off kilter..... Is this normal? And if not, how do I remedy it? I've attached a picture so you will see what I...