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Fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to explain these things. Very helpful. I took a gravity reading last night and it was at 1.020, right where it should be. I am going to leave this batch in the fermenter another week and then bottle. I will try to leave the bottles alone :) as long...

Thanks guys! I will add this information to my notes.

I brewed a milk stout extract kit from Brewers Best two weeks ago and was wondering if it had reached it's FG if it would be beneficial to leave it in the fermenter another week? And what exactly is a "Big" beer? Would a stout be considered a "Big" beer? Is bottle conditioning done over an...

Tapped and tried my first ever brew. The Amber Ale turned out a little dark, but has great flavor and a nice head. The kegs were just a little over carbed; it gushed out all over until I found that opening the tap just a little helped. I think with the next brew I will try adding the LME...

Thanks guys! You don't know how much better that makes me feel! My amber ale is almost done conditioning so I will relax with a glass of that and a good cigar while the milk stout finishes fermenting. Thanks again.

I'm posting this here because I am coming close to the 72 hour mark and no bubbles! I did a bad bad thing and pulled the lid to take a peek and this is what I found... Does this look like normal krausen? If so I will just let it set for two weeks or more. The kit was a Milk Stout from...

My first attempt, a work in progress...

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I just started my first brew and am a long way from knowing anything about brewing, but this is what I used on my fermenting bucket. It does have O-rings and should fit most pails that have a top 12 inch in diameter...

OK, thanks. I will just keep doing what I have been doing. I completely missed that.

I just started my first brew with an Amber Ale from HomeBrewStuff.com. I am sure I have made mistakes along the way and that's why I'm here, to learn. Mistake 1; letting the steeping temp go to high. The instructions said 155 and it may have gone as high as 170. Is this temp critical...