FlyingSailor
Active Member
Ok, just brewed my first batch today and it went pretty well. The only real issue that I encountered was how the heck to use the beer thief that came with my starter kit. I thought you dipped it into the carboy, it filled up, you could drop a thermometer or hydrometer into it, then when you were done you could deposit the wort back into the carboy. Instead, I put it into the wort, it filled up and when I brought it back out the wort just flowed out, not giving me enough time for any tests or even to transfer it to a testing vial. In the end I just pour some wort out of the carboy into a glass to do my testing but I thought that the thief would have made it much easier, thats why I'd like to know how to use it. THANKS!