So!
I'm yet another of those sorts who recieved a Mr. Beer kit as a gift from some thoughtful minded family. So, last night, I went ahead and brewed up a batch of the Pale Ale, or, uh, tried to.
Y'see, when I was moving it, I knocked the spigot- and this caused the washer to get out of place- so the thing started leaking. I tried to tip it up on its end so I could try to fix it, but the TOP lid started leaking too.
So, trying not to panic, I poured the mixture back into the boil pot (which was cool by this point) so I could fix it, and then I put it back into the Mr. Beer.
Now that it's like 14 hours or so later, when I look at the Mr. Beer, there's...some bubbles on the surface, but it doesn't look like it's bubble-ing. Should I add more yeast?
Also- going back to the top lid- is that lid supposed to be airtight, or not? I recall somewhere on the directions it said something about 'vents' or something. Could it be that I've gotten a defective one? Or did I just not screw the cap on tight enough?
Thanks again for the help! My apologies if the questions I'm asking are answered somewhere in the 180 or so pages of thread I haven't read yet.