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Thanks for the input from everyone.

I didn't take a final reading. It had been in the primary for 6 weeks, so I assumed it was good to go. Is that to much time in the primary for pale ale?

Sugar was mixed the same as my Previous 4 batches. It was chilled for two days in the fridge then poured in a frosty mug. Any thoughts?

I have brewed my first 5 gallon batch of holiday ale for Christmas gifts..Can I bottle it after two weeks?

Why am I getting to much foamy head on my brew when I pour into a mug? I wasted an entire bottle the other day. I used the standard 5oz priming sugar for a 5 gallon batch on bottling day. To much priming sugar?

I brewed a basic cascade ipa. It turned out well except it did take 5 weeks to prime and is cloudy. Why would the beer finish cloudy? I did use a secondary fermenter for it.

I pushed the temp to 75 degrees for a week and it primed perfectly. I will stay away from the bottles in my oven😉🍺

Thank you for all of the suggestions. I moved the bottles into a room that is consistently over 70 degrees. I will stay calm :-)

I have an ipa that I bottled 3 weeks ago. It was a basic cascade ipa from a brewers best kit. I used the correct amount sugar as directed by the kit and I have a good seal on all the bottles, but the bottles are still not carbonated very well. The beer also remains cloudy. The current...

Thanks. Good to know

I am brewing a continental light and it calls for rice syrup solids. What does that do for the beer?

Thank you. I want to free up my primary. New batch is needed :-)

When do I rack from my primary to the secondary fermenter? I have a Cascade IPA that has Been in primary for a week.

I have a thermometer strip on the side of my carboys to track the beer temp. Also, I moved them away from any source of sunlight

I checked it this morning and the temp stayed at 64-65. It is an early sun and only for a short amount of time. Thanks for the help.

I have never brewed a 20 gallon, so I can speak on 2 gallon and 5 gallon. It is generally two weeks in a primary, then anywhere from 1-4 weeks in bottles for conditioning depending on the recipe. Some guys that are way more Experienced than I, may have a better rule of thumb based on gravity...

I always let mr. Beer go a full two weeks. I've done 5 batches of mr. Beer. I bottled one at 9 days and it wasn't nearly as good as the other batches. Definitely let it go 2 weeks then bottle it.

I have 3 batches of brew in primary fermenters. I placed them in a room that stays a solid 65 degrees. The room has the most consistent temp, but does have day light and a bit of sunlight early in the morning. I have kept all 3 carboys wrapped in blankets to block out any unnecessary light...

Thank you. I took the advice on a bucket. I have two buckets and 4 carboys. Two 5 gallon carboys and the rest of my fermenters are 6.5 gal.

I watched some videos and read some information on adding hops. Some brewers use a hop sock and some don't. Should I always use a hop sock or does it not matter? May be a dumb question but I brew my first batch this weekend.