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they have been in the closet at 68 to 72 degrees.

I brewed a Chimay Grand Reserve clone (9% ABV). It has been in the bottles for 3 weeks. It has a wonderful taste, however it seems very under carbed. My question is whether it takes longer to carb a high ABV brew. I have made 4 previous brews and after 3 weeks they were carbed up nicely. Just...

those plastic buckets look great, but how do you get the airlock on it and sealed properly?

@cheeto so, you go 1 month in primary and straight to bottles or keg?

I am currently brewing a Chimay Grand Reserve clone. This is my 4th batch ever. the first three are all good, but i think they would be better if i had been more patient with them. so, i have vowed to be very patient with this batch being a 9% ABV brew. It has been in primary for about 9 days...

I am brewing a chimay grand reserve clone next week. It is about 9% ABV. I was planning on going about 2 to 3 weeks in primary and then about 1 to 2 months in secondary before bottling and let them age for a couple of more months. From what i have been reading on here, many people say don't...

My wife and kid named mine "Stupid Brew" cause they think it is stupid. I laugh every time i pop open a homebrew. At first i took offense, but now i can think of many advertising slogans if i ever go pro. lol

thanks for the responses. Yes, the waiting really sucks. i plan on letting them go at least 3 weeks (trying 1 or 2 each week). maybe i'll let a six pack go longer.

I bottled my first ever batch of brew (cream ale) 6 days ago. i couldn't stand the wait so i put one in the fridge and drank it. It was really good, had a nice head and was well carbonated. my question is do i put them in the fridge now to avoid over carbonating them, or do i let the sit for...

I started my first ever batch of brew 3 weeks ago. It had an OG of 1.052 and a target final of 1.012. after a week it was down to 1.019 and never moved from that. I finally just went ahead with bottling. It tasted good, so hopefully i didn't just create a bunch of bottle bombs. I guess i will...

ok, i swirled the carboy. now i guess i will wait and check sg again tomorrow.

temperature has stayed between 68 and 72 the entire time. should i still try raising the temp?

I have had my first batch of brew fermenting for 13 days. There is still a krausen foam layer on top. very little activity in the air lock (it bubbles every minute or two). the gravity has been reading 1.023 for the last 3 days. the target final gravity is supposed to be 1.012. (original...

Im ahead of you there. I have two batches going 1 week apart, so pretty soon i will be pretty busy bottling for a while.

thanks for the quick replies. I am totally in to this hobby, but the waiting really sucks. I can't wait to try MY first brew.

I have another noob question. My first ever batch of brew is fermenting nicely. I have a nice thick layer of krausen foam at the top. My question is, when the fermenting is complete, will the foam all fall out and leave no layer, or will there still be a layer of foam? I guess i could just wait...

My first brew is fermenting nicely. It has a nice layer of krauzen at the top. My question is when it gets closer to finishing up fermenting, will the krauzen go away or will it remain at the top. Mostly just curious, please let me know.

Thanks for the quick responses. I have learned alot with this batch and i should do better on the next one. On the original gravity thing. my plan was to draw a sample after pitching and let it ferment next to the primary so i would have access to testing without disturbing the brew. I did get...

Ok, i am brewing my first ever batch of beer. I messed up and took my sample for initial gravity before pitching the yeast. so, i threw it out. I let it ferment for 7 days, then today, i siphoned it to the secondary fermenter. I think i moved it too soon. It seems very active in the secondary...