idtapit
Well-Known Member
Hey everyone. First time brewer here. Started last night, and after a long time waiting for it to cool I have now added it to the fermenter. I do how ever have a few question about a few things I did. So after my boil I needed to add 2 gallons of water to bring it up to 5 gallons, and I did so and waited, and waited for it to cool. Once it did, and I moved it to my fermenter I saw it was only reading 4 gal. So I added another gallon. Was that ok? Then also why syphon my wort over to my fermenter I also manage to syhon some of the junk that settled at the bottom of boil. Will that be a problem? Then my last question is how long should it take for me to see some kind of action happening from my airlock? I know I just moved it over to my fermenter, but just didn't want to worry if I didn't see anything happen or what I could do if after awhile nothing was happening? Also the beer that I brewed last night was a Amber Ale, it's a kit I picked up at a local shop called flat tire. It's a kick off of the beer called fat tire. Thanks for the help.