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Mine started bubbling a solid day and a half in. It didn't really take off until day 3. I wouldn't worry about it. Two weeks in primary seemed to work well with mine.

Another update: Cleared my Honey Ale out of the carboy on Saturday in order to make room for the porter. A quick wash and sanitizing later, the porter was moved to its new home for the next few months. The gravity reading showed a respectable 1016, a 50 point drop from the OG. The sample had...

Shamelessly, not shamefully! And I am darn happy I did. Quick update: The porter is 8 days into primary. Overall, fermentation has been steady. I never saw any extreme activity like I did with my honey ale. It's just been plugging along. Activity in the airlock has slowed almost to a stop...

I shamelessly borrowed this recipe last weekend. I went with the 2 oz Cluster at 60 and added the 1 oz of Fuggles after flameout. The extra .5 oz of Cluster looks like it will net me ~35-36 IBU. Fermentation took a bit more than 24 hours to get rolling. I have a feeling this will be in...

Dry ice maybe? You should be able to fill the top with enough CO2 to push out most of the air. I wouldn't drop it straight in (-109F). Might have to slowly hold pieces over the top until they 'melt' or crumble it into very small pieces.

You make your first batch then decide "Hey, this is fun. The store is still open." and go make batch #2 the same day. Damn it. i'm hooked.