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Krausen didn't appear at all until I pitched new yeast and energizer. Then it showed up within a day. I took a reading just now, 1.014. Instructions called for 1.010-1.015. Seems like I'm good to go. Doesn't taste terrible either (but neither great). I think from now on when I buy a kit I'll...

The kit said to stir after pitching yeast. Something felt wrong about that to me, so it's possible I didn't stir it rigorously enough. I didn't have anything at all after 60 hours. It just looked like coffee. I only had krausen after 60 hours when I opened the fermenter, stirred the wort, and...

I recently tried my first brew kit, a small 2Gallon kit which went over ok. Lots of mistakes, but its still somewhat palatable. Knowing where I flubbed up last time, I purchased some new equipment to streamline certain steps and was more prepared, so I went with a full 5Gallon Brewers Best...