First time home brewing from Intro thread..

I actually have a fermination cooler thread going,.. Lets head over there for that discussion.

http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...to-a-fermentation-cooler.424598/#post-4823362

 

Back to the fermenting, if I run a hose to a bubbler filled with vodka will that kill some of the smell? if I built the fermenter would mold build up as the gas is being produced?

 

You got me worried, I opened it up for a sec and took a quick pick. I never seen beer ferment before,.. how is it looking?

 

No unusual colors? See the thing is, had I done this before I could tell if it was good or bad by the smell,. I have no idea what to expect here.

 

Thanks Guys! I'm doing everything I can for the first batch to come out well.

 

How is this looking? This is why I am going to do glass from now on. I hate not being able to see what's going on without lifting the lid. This is only the second time in a week I opened it. Just take a quick pic and close it up.

 

LOL, what does that mean?

 

Haha,.. found this on urban dictonary

Relax, don't worry, have a home brew.
Everything is going to be okay! RDWHAHB!

 

So, I'm coming up on the two week mark on Monday with the beer being fermented. It smells like good beer now, I'm pretty happy. I am wondering about what to do about bottling. Should I just get a corny keg or go with bottling? Which is better for taste?

Also, Anyone have any good YouTube people they follow for making beer? Or at a min some good reads? While I can follow a recipe for beer, I want to learn how to really MAKE beer with different ingredients and how they make flavor.

 

It's in the secondary fermentation carboy. In the future I'll just be putting the brew in the carboy directly, no more plastic tub. Smells like beer though, doesn't taste as sweet anymore or at all really. It's sitting at 6% ABV atm, but I think that will go even lower once it's 100% done, maybe 5.6%

 

That is a 5 Gallon carboy, says on the box. Should I add more water?

Also, when I first tested the ABV it was at 8%, now it's at 2% the difference would be what it is actually give or take a little.

 

I just went and checked the white bucket and where the foamy ferment line was crusted on the plastic tub, it's a half a dime size under where the 5 gallon mark is and that is what the recipe is for (5 Gallons). Also, I checked the Gravity readings it is at 1.013, the "Est Final Gravity: 1.015" is listed on the recipe.

I get what your saying about the air, but there is nothing I can do about it now. If I add more water it will dilute the beer. this is Day 10 of fermentation. I think by now the fermenting is pretty much done, I just need to let it settle and see where the cards fall. I mean, I could put a vacuum on it, but I don't think that will do much good either.