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I use HD/Lowe's tubing all the time. So that should be fine. Congrats on brewing your first batch. R.I.S. is a pretty big beer. Don't get too excited as drink em all to soon. Make sure to save a few and let them age a little.

1. yes you should aerate. I do it after the wort cools below to near pitching temp. I use a sanitized wisk. 2. I leave mine alone for two weeks then, I pull a sample with a sanitized turkey baster. If I'm close to my expected fg, then I'm good to go straight into the keg/bottling bucket...

I've done that myself a time or two. I've made the starter on brew day morning, Brew that afternoon, and then pitched the next morning. So far - so good...

Sounds like Acetaldehyde.

I try and fill the test cylinder (you are using a test cylinder aren't you?) as gently as possible to avoid a lot of bubbles. Then, as I drop in the hydrometer, I give it a good spin to dislodge any bubbles.

It looks like you're gonna spend a bunch of money on valves. I'm in the planning stages myself and I know I'm going to need a certain number of valves. But, I'm looking at adding quick connects and moving hoses around instead of a lot of hard pluming and valves. I haven't begun pricing...

Give it at least 14 days in the primary. I usually leave mine in the bucket for 2 - 4 weeks and then straight to the bottle or keg. I only use a secondary if I'm dry hopping or using some type of "clearing" agent. The best way to know if it's finished fermenting is to check the gravity...

I'm not sure I agree with your use of the word "upgrade" when referring to carboys v/s buckets. Buckets do have some advantages over carboys. (Price, safety, ease of cleaning, handle for carrying, etc.)

The co2 you add is just to purge oxygen from the keg and to seal the lid. There is no point in shaking etc.

+1 on the time filter. Give the beer plenty of time in primary (at least two weeks) to let stuff settle to the bottom. Then, if you transfer to a secondary,which I normally don't unless I'm going to be dry hopping, then transfer carefully to not stir up the sediment from the bottom. Also...

I performed an experiment a year or so ago using a 4 gallons of wort split into four 1 gallon batches. All four had a single (:60 min.) hop addition with four different hops. I adjusted the amount of each hop, according to its AA%, to get roughly the same level of IBU's. I split a pack of dry...

I say go ahead and brew it. Ferment it cool (mid 60°'s) for about two weeks and then bottle it with corn sugar/dextrose (not table sugar). Let them condition at room temp in the bottle for 3 or 4 weeks and give em a try. If you don't like the results, then you've at least got some...

First: Full boils in a single pot on an electric stove is a bad Idea. It will take forever to get it to a good hard "simmer". Also you end up with a very heavy pot filled with boiling hot wort. I'm not even sure the electric elements on most stoves are built to withstand that much weight...

Congrats on your success with the first one. Next time save a few of them to start building your "pipeline". It sucks to be out of beer while you're waiting for beer to be ready.

You could split the boil into two (or three) pots. It will boil faster and make them easier to handle when you take them off the stove. I'm not really sure that electric stove elements are designed to hold the weight of 6-7 gallons of water/ingredients. Even if they are, you still have to...

No problems here.

That's always a good sign. :mug: Congratulations, you ( and your yeast ) have just made beer! How cool is that?

Sounds like everything is going fine. Just leave it alone and let the yeast do their thing. Don't open/shake/rattle/ or roll. The yeast know what they're doing in there. After about two weeks, take a reading, If you're done, then bottle.

I would suggest a larger pot. If you start with extract or partial mash brewing, then the 5G pot will be fine. But, if you move up to full boils, then you're going to need a bigger pot. So, you might as well start off with a bigger pot now, even if you have to go with an aluminum pot to save...

Good luck. Take your time and enjoy the process.