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[Mike35673]

Hello all you brewing experts. Just thought I would chime in here. Lurking for a couple weeks.
Right now I have a dunkelweizen in the bottles and a russian imperial stout in the primary (Both Brewer's Best kits). I am a yooge noob to the world of brewing as this is my fourth batch overall. Happy to say the first two came out great!!
So...
The dunkel I bottled after only one week in the primary. I plan to leave the Russian stout for 2-3 weeks in the primary and then bottle. I do have a glass carboy for a secondary but after reading here I think it might be a waste. I don't need clear beer, especially with those dark brews.
I have had issues with getting an accurate reading with my hydrometer, probably because I was using the plastic tube it came with when I bought it(noob move I know). I will try getting a stand from my Homebrew supply store this week and won't put the russian in bottles until I get a FG that supports it.
So anyway....Any of you pros got tips for a newbie? I plan to lurk mostly and post here and there when I feel I have something relevant to add!! Happy Brewing!

 

[Pappers_]

Hi Mike. My only suggestion would be to consider leaving your beers in either primary or secondary a little bit longer before bottling - around three weeks is a good standard.

 

[Mike35673]

Yeah totally blew the Dunkelweizen by putting in bottles after only one week in the primary. So far no bombs have gone off. I did crack and try one after about 5 days in the bottles, no surprise there was more than adequate carbonation. Taste was still very young, but I had to try one!