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Do I have to boil the sugar mix? That's what my instructions told me. But the beer instructions and the sugar packet had different directions so I went with the sugar packet

Beginner here. Just brewed my first beer which isn't even done yet, but I'm so excited about this potential hobby that I'm thinking of a bunch of ideas that may or may not work. Pictures below, I have a glass jar I would like to use for fermenting, and would like opinions on this being a good or...

Another question, when I dump my wort into my fermenter, should I dump all of the trub into it? I tried not to, but now I'm wondering if it's necessary to have that in there.

Ok I appreciate the help guys. A couple more notes to say, when I transferred from the first to the second bucket, I used a hose that reached all the way to the bottom of the bucket so there was no splashing, it just gently filled it. Also there didn't appear to be any trub in the bottom of my...

Hello, first time brewer. I recently had a beer making kit given to me with me knowing nothing about it. I bought an ingredient kit to keep it simple for my first time and I did not siphon any beer because I guess I didn't understand the purpose, not saying I'm right, but I would like to be...