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Moved from primary to secondary today. It smelled GREAT! I can't wait til' I get to bottle. Well I can wait, but I don't want to. I see myself brewing every other weekend, and I haven't even tasted my first batch! The brew bug has bit me. I'll keep everyone updated. Thanks again for all the help!

Thanks bfabre! I guess this post gets me one step closer to a circle!

I have another question about the circles below your name. Is this a rank, or what type of beer your making at the time? What do you need to do to have those titles? Thanks again!

Thanks ColoradoBrewer! You guys have been a lot help, and it's nice to be able to hear input from those who have brewed befor. When should I move from my primary to my secondary? From what I have read, I think it is when activity in the airlock subsides. Is that right, or is do I need to take the gr...

It's krausen. I'm pretty sure. It's wasn't rediculous, just a gave the airlock water a amber color. I cleaned the air lock then replaced it. Hope I didn't screw anything up. While I had the air lock out, flipped a sanitized cup over the hole. Things seem to be going good. My temp is about 66F and th...

Small foam bubbles are forming in my air lock. Nothing major, but not sure what to do. Temp is around 67F and it's been in the primary for about 38 hours. Should I clean and sanitize the airlock or just let it set?

Did everything this morning and the brew is in the primary. It's been there about 12 hours now and the air lock jumps once every 3 to 4 seconds. I think the temp is a little warm at 70F, but I'm doing what I can to lower the temp a little. Feeling very confident at this point, but still got those fi...

I am brewing a kit from Northern Brewer. Just got it in the mail today! I feel like Ralphie did when he got his Little Annie Oakly decoder! I can't wait until Friday morning to brew! Thanks for the replies everyone!

I read in "The Complete Joy of Home Brewing" that you can use a portion of the wert as a priming solution. Has anyone here used this method? If you have, how well did it work? Thanks for any response!

I'm brewing my first brew this weekend. An Iris Red Ale. I have done my homework for the last couple of months and feel pretty confident. That's usually when I find out that I have no idea what I'm am doing. From what I have read here, I can tell that there is a lot of experience. I'm asking for any...