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A little late on the update but this beer turned out really good and I’m very happy with my first brew. The batch made 2 24 bottle cases and the first case was bottle conditioned 2 weeks. The 2nd one will be 3 weeks just to see if there’s a difference.

Final FG was 1.011 which is right where I expected it to be. Since this was an intro kit I'm kinda stuck with what they provide. After fermentation I stopped by a brew shop around me for the first time and talked to the guys there for about a half hour. They have extract kits there and will be...

It's actually pretty damn good even when warm/uncarbonated. I had limited expectations going into a first home brew with an extract kit, but I guess they're designed nowadays to be pretty foolproof. Can't wait to try it finished.

Bottled 5 gallons today. Took my hydrometer readings the last 2 days and they remained unchanged. Gave a little taste and so far it’s much better than I thought it would be. 2 more weeks until the real test.

It’s been 5 days after pitching the yeast and fermentation looks to be about done. To everyone’s suggestions I have a wine thief and hydrometer coming on Monday/Tuesday. Right now there’s very little bubbler activity, and the krausen has minimized. Figure I’ll wait out til Wed/Thurs for an FG...

Phew!

Alright so update. To your point Miraculix my wife picked the kit out and honestly at this point in my journey I don’t have a clue about yeast strains any more than she does. Haven’t touched or checked on the beer in 3 days since I can hear the bubbler going. Did a spot check today and I think...

I've noticed that so far in fermentation. I've seen videos where it seems like the bubbler goes crazy for some brewers, but this one is very constant, almost like clockwork every 2 seconds, bubble.

So here's my newbie question....what's the best way to get an FG reading while beer is still in the carboy without initially transferring it to a bottling bucket? Do you siphon off what you'd need or is there another way that's easier, like a large eyedropper?

The kit came with Safbrew WB-06 Ale Yeast.

Valid point. I got caught up in making sure everything was thoroughly sanitized that I crossed it off as not a big deal. I guess for practice I can go through it on bottling day and see what that shows.

This past weekend I did my first home brew and started with 5 gallons of Bavarian Hefeweizen from Northern Brewer. I did invest in an immersion wort chiller before starting and got a faucet converter from Home Depot so I could hook the wort chiller to the kitchen sink. Overall took maybe 10 mins...

Nice! Whereabouts in Delaware, Jack?

The last few years I've really gotten a taste for smoking bbq and an online forum really helped me out in my beginning stages to get some creative juices flowing. The only issue is drinking the same light beer and limited craft beer at my liquor store for 12 hours waiting for a brisket/pork...