Hey! New brewer in Cincinnati.

[justincredible]

Just wanted to stop in here and say hi. Just brewed my first batch of beer last night, an Irish Red Ale kit from Midwest Supplies. I've spent a lot of time reading these forums the last few days, looking forward to finally start participating on them.

 

[KoedBrew]

Welcome! Hope you know what you are getting yourself into

Did you leave some head space in your fermenter? The one Irish red I did was the most violent fermentation I ever had... Not trying to scare you but don't let the airlock get clogged.

 

[justincredible]

I think there was about a gallon and a half of space in the fermenter.

It's a 5 gallon batch. Should I do the secondary fermenting in a 5 gallon or 6 gallon carboy?

 

[Wolfhound180]

Welcome from Columbus. Be ready to learn a lot here.