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So...I re-pitched with nottingham yeast....no activity and the FG is still not dropping. Its beens in the primary 3 weeks....after the swirl..it did drop to 1.027 but still needs to come down at least .01......any advice or should I go ahead and bottle...the FG has not dropped in over a week

I swirled the batch around a little..cleaned the airlock and put everything back together...after 30 minutes the airlock was slowly bubbling again....thanks a lot for taking out time to respond...that's what makes this a great place...and a great hobby

Hello, my dunkleweizen had a OG of 1.06 after three days the airlock stopped bubbling and I gave the batch seven more days...I took the FG today and it was only 1.03 it should be 1.01-1.014....however the lid blew off the fermenter one day into fermentation is it possible that I lost some yeast...

Well my patience is obviously very thin so I popped one today. I was expecting a very sweet, big bodied brew..To my suprise it was not too bad if anything it was a little dry..poured great, nice head retention and was pretty drinkable. If its only going to improve with time.. ill call it a...

Now I know...thanks

Im on my first brew and Im learning daily thanks to this forum. Im reading that most people are fermenting for at least ten to fourteen days regardless of FG readings or airlock activity. My kit recipe explained that I was ready to bottle when airlock activity ceased in 3 to 7 days. My airlock...

4% that blows..It was suppose to be 7 to 8%...oh well Thanks for all the info fellas...ill keep you posted!

Yeah there in a closet in a bathroom thats never used....So what can I expect from the beer as far as ABV and taste? By the way I was just reading that Muntons kits finish early and their intructions do allow for bottling as soon as CO2 stops...Muntons products were in my kit..maybe a glimmer of...

Well ummmmm....I bottled it...yikes. It did ferment at around 70 degrees for five days...after two days of no action in the airlock I figured it was done. The instructions say its ready to bottle after three to seven days of ferment..sooooo I went with it...hmmmm Do I have 50 bottles of trash...

Hello everyone, This is my first brew and im a little anxious to get at it....The kit claims my OG shouldve been 1.074 mine turned out to be 1.06 at 85 degrees....my FG turned out to be 1.03 at 60 degrees...It fermented for 5 days however the airlock stopped bubbling after three days...the...

Hello everyone, This is my first brew and im a little anxious to get at it....The kit claims my OG shouldve been 1.074 mine turned out to be 1.06 at 85 degrees....my FG turned out to be 1.03 at 60 degrees...It fermented for 5 days however the airlock stopped bubbling after three days...the...

My name is Sonny, Im new to home brewing and im very excited about my first brew..Brewers Best Holiday Ale. I cooked and transfered my brew to the fermenting stage last night. Im happy to say that within 6 hours I had activity in my airlock, so im off to the races and keeping my fingers crossed...