Hello - on my 3rd batch. Question - is there value in leaving the beer in the fermentation carboy for an extra week. I am coming up on 2 weeks - I haven't checked yet, but my suspicion is that fermentation is done. My question is should I wait another week and then bottle at week 3? My other...

So - my first two batches have been priming for 2 weeks now. Tried one bottle of each. The first back that I made - tastes "drinkable" - I don't know that I would win any prizes - but ok for my first attempt. 2nd one - tasted like my feet :-( Well, maybe not that bad - but more than likely -...

So - my second batch is coming on two weeks now. There was good airlock bubble for about a week - and then it stopped. When I opened the lid to check gravity - there isn't the tell tale "crust" along the outside of the bucket. This is only my second batch so I am not sure if that means I...

JA and Ward - great advice. Thank you. As far as priming sugar - I plan to use the calculator on this board to figure out the amount of sugar. Question - since the amount you need is based on the volume - I am assuming I would transfer the beer into the bottling bucket - gauge how much volume...

Ok - so I am planning on bottling on Sunday if everything goes well as far as my gravity checks. Last night I bought an auto-siphon. I wanted to test out the bottle equipment which leads me to my questions! According to the brew kit that I bought, here is what they say for bottling: Place the...

I am confused about when to start the 60 minute clock. I know that it is after the DME is added. When it comes to a boil after the DME is added - do I start it then, or do I wait for the hot break - and then start it?

Thanks - will check it tomorrow. Don't have a refrigerator to use - so won't be able to cold crash.

Hello - In the process of fermenting my first batch of beer. I noticed on Tuesday that the Krausen had dissipated. Tuesday would mark the 1 week point since I pitched the yeast. Is this about the normal speed you would expect. When the krausen falls, is that a pretty good indicator that...

Thanks! Very helpful info. I have 2 batches fermenting. The first should be ready to bottle in another week and the 2nd - a week after that. Question - I seem to have a lot of them!!! 1. Do you all do secondary fermentation? I have read that some people swear by it and others say it is...

Thanks! All great advice which I will follow!

I was checking out the Priming calculator on this website. I put in 3 gallons as my batch and received the below results: Table Sugar: 1.8 oz. Corn Sugar: 2.0 oz. DME: 2.7 oz Question - does it matter which of the 3 I go with? Is table sugar just as good as corn sugar or dme? Is there a...

Hello, I have been interested in trying home brewing for a while now, so I finally went out and got a starter kit. Followed the recipe - seemed pretty straightforward. A couple of questions: 1. After I pitched the yeast, I realized my dreadful error. I didn't realize the temp should be around...