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Ok thanks. ....So there is no 2 weeks in a secondary...3 weeks in the primaty then in the bottles for 3 weeks providing the gravity is good.

I am pretty new at beer brewing (I have a few wines under my belt) and on my second pale ale. I am using a True Brew kit and the instuctions call for bottling after a week in the primary then aging for 3 weeks before drinking the beer. It doesn't mention racking into a secondary bucket.I believe...

My frend geve me a beer ingredients kit that is "at least 5 years old". The kit contains a can of light lager malt 2 packs of sugar and yeast. The malt can is slightly bulging on the top. 1. Can this still be good to brew? 2. Are some ingredents missing? 3. should I buy some fresh yeast or...

1/17.Thanks everyone. I cooled the wine in the garage (NY winter) for an extra 3 week then bottled it today. I think it's no good. Even the wife commented on the brownish tint and its not clear. I will try it soon but I don't like the looks of it. Do I have any other choice but to dump it...

My 1st attempt at making wine is a 1 gal kit from the dept store.It will make 4 bottles of merlot. Since starting the project,I have purchased a 6 gal kit and learned about the proper way to procede and steralize the equiptment. Well, the 1st gallon project is due for bottling but is not...

The instructions said to rack after 2 days then let ferment for 5-14 day then bottle when the gravity remains constant for 2 consecutive days. I only racked it after learning I was "supposed" to do it after 2 days. I'm not sure if I should done it at all. Do you guys leave it in the primary...

Thanks for the info...I will let it age a little longer...I should still let it "age" a couple of weeks in the bottle..Right? CC

A month? Will the yeast stay alive that long for the bottling fermentation to complete? Is there any benifit to waiting instead of the 7-14 days? Thanks CC

I started my first home brew, a Bass copy, 7 days ago. The instuctions said to let the must ferment for 2 days then rack into a secondary for 5-14 days. I missed the part in the instructions that said "rack after 2 days". The must was in the primary for 6 days. I then tried to correct my...