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That definitely looks like the problem! I'll wait it out.

They were bottled for over two weeks, were in the fridge for a couple of days. I didn't take another reading with the hydrometer. I guess I need to be a little more thorough if I am going to want answers to my questions!

Maybe I am not looking hard enough but I can't really seem to find one? Has anyone used one they enjoyed?

This happened with my first two Saisons and now again with my Scotch Ale. I opened the bottles and once it sets for a moment, it will just continue to foam out the bottle for several minutes. I thought the problem with the first two was too much priming sugar but I got it just right with this...

So previously I have brewed two saisons and a scotch ale, all of them from kits. So I decided to start putting together my own ingredients so I can learn more; so my last batch was just a basic pale ale. With my previous three, they each came with instructions from the brewing supply store...

So my second batch of beer went much better than the first. I brewed a saison again because I had messed up so many factors on the first that I wanted to taste it done right. And some (!) were pretty delicious! I had various types of bottles. I had the little flip top grolsh bottles, regular...

This may sound silly, and the problem is only arising because I am forgetful, but I went to bottle my third batch of beer today and I could not for the life of me find my priming sugar anywhere. The batch is from a kit and it made me wonder if ALL beer uses priming sugar when bottling? As in...

...and allow them to swell 3 hours before hand. Wort is cooling now. Is it okay to let it hang out in the carboy for an hour or two before adding the yeast? Or is this going to mess everything up?

I did not correctly pop or allow the package to swell on my first batch and I believe it had something to do with my beer being EXPLOSIVE when I opened the bottles for the first time. I believe there was still too much active yeast!

I wish I could brew everyday. However, I feel like that would just be TOO much beer (for my apartment) using the five gallon recipies I have been making. I don't have enough bottles, money, or room to do that. Does anyone here brew in smaller batches? I know they sell 3 gallon carboys...

Awesome, thanks guys, good to know!

Greetings, First time posting, first time brewing, yadda yadda So I was able to drink my first batch of beer just yesterday. I realized quickly that I had messed up the cooling process and I did not activate the yeast properly. So when I went to open my bottles I was expecting the beer to...