Thanks everyone! It seems to have calmed down. Planning to take a reading and bottle it. Thanks again!

Okay another newbie post. Working on my very first batch of beer. I chose this recipe to start with Moctoberfest V2.8 from Jeremiah White. I brewed it on 11/28/21. It has been in my 7.9 gal fastferment conical in my house at about 68 degrees Fahrenheit since brew day. Fermentation started...

I am considering brewing a lager and leaving it in the fermenter for 8 - 10 weeks. I won't be able to bottle it for 8 to 10 weeks. Any issues in leaving it in the fermenter that long? Thanks in advance!

Update - Day 2 in the fermenter. Active fermentation is going on. The Fastferment thermometer is reading 62. The infrared reads 68.2. The house is ~68.

Yeah that is what I was thinking.

This is day 2 in the fermenter. Day 1 was not very active but day 2 is very active.

Hello, I am new to the site and home brewing. I just recently(yesterday) brewed my first beer. It is in my 7.9 gallon fast ferment fermenter. I calibrated the thermometer in a glass of ice water and my it is reading 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the thermo-well in my home that is 68 degrees. I...