First batch done.....

[VisaliaIPA]

Well got my first batch finished and yes I'm hooked. All in all it went well with only a few minor hiccups.

My O.G. Reading was 1.050 and put 5 gallons in the fermenter. Now have to wait for the yeast to do their thing......

Thanks to the forums for all the info, support and encouragement........

 

[brick]

Congrats! Now comes the hard part: Patience.

Also, do you have another bucket in your kit, without a spigot? Looks like you are fermenting in a bottling bucket (with spigot). No big deal...that's recoverable.

 

[fozzie14]

Congrats on your first batch! Your bucket appears to be at least a 6.5 gallon bucket, leaving enough space for the foaming during fermentation, so unless you have a leak in the spigot, I would think that you're fine using that bucket for fermenting. I've thought about fermenting in my bottling bucket, so that I can bottle directly from it and not have to rack the brew to another bucket. I don't do secondary fermentation. I just leave it in primary for an extra week, then rack to my bottling bucket and bottle. So if the fermenter bucket had a spigot, it would save the step of racking to the bottling bucket. The only issue I could see is if the yeast layer became higher than the spigot, and then you'd be draining the yeast into the bottles. I've only been brewing for 9 months, so I might be missing something. Enjoy your new obsession!

 

[VisaliaIPA]

Both buckets have spigots........it's a "siphon less" design so I can just rack to the bottling bucket with some tubing and a hose. Then bottle using the bottling wand.