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I always switch from my primary plastic bucket to my secondary glass carboy at day 6 because I was told the plastic will ruin beer so to speak. My question is what if the fermentation in primary wasn't finished and I exposed it to air before it was done fermenting. I know in the secondary its...

If I fermented in primary for 10 days and then bottled, will I have problems with my bottles blowing up?

Does beer mold. The reason I ask is my Pale Ale is in the secondary for almost 2 weeks and I see small circles of something on the top. I don't know if it's foam or mold. Is this possible to form in an air tight secondary? Thanks for you input.

I racked my beer to the secondary yesterday and there is no fermentation taking place. I would say the air stop bubbles once every 5 minutes. Is this a bad thing or should I just assume its fine and wait 2 weeks to bottle. It fermented strong for the first 3-4 days.

Its been 12 days in the bottle and there is absolutely no head on it when I pour it. I know its got a few days but I've always had head when I cracked one even a week out to check status. What do you thinks going on. I used cubes in each bottle. I was not able to pasturize my bottles...

My Wyeast is just about 2 months old and is in the refrigerator. Should I smack it 2 days prior to pitching or a few hours before.

I am a newbie to this site and am 4 brews deep. I tell you every one has been better than any beer I can buy at the store. So needless to say, I'M HOOKED. I'm a So California boy living in Louisiana and people here are Miller Lite drinkers. I like to give brews to friends, but whats funny is...