Speaking of carbonation I was wondering since it's common practice to wait a minimum of three weeks before opening is there much difference in leaving them longer when it comes to carbing. My last few batches were not as carbed as previously after three weeks in primary and three weeks in the bottle. I'm thinking there is a limit to the amount of co2 the beer can hold or does it depend more on when the yeast is done as to when it's fully carbed.
The first thing I do is set the fermenter on my dining room table, and open it (briefly) to take a gravity reading, so I can calculate the amount of priming sugar I need. (I carb to style and use beersmith to tell me how much I need.)
First, thanks for the informative post. I apologize if this has been addressed before, but there are so many replies to this thread, I did not read them all.
Is there a formula I can use to calculate the amount of sugar I need in relation to gravity without using Beersmith? I am a Mac user and Beersmith is not formatted for my system. ...Or do you know of something like Beersmith that is available for Mac?
This is my first brew. It's a brown ale with about 4.3% ABV. I am using an ingredient kit, but my batch ended up being just slightly proud of 4 gallons, somehow, and I am not sure if I should use the entire packet of priming sugar that was included (as this was supposed to be a 5 gal. batch).
First, thanks for the informative post. I apologize if this has been addressed before, but there are so many replies to this thread, I did not read them all.
Is there a formula I can use to calculate the amount of sugar I need in relation to gravity without using Beersmith? I am a Mac user and Beersmith is not formatted for my system. ...Or do you know of something like Beersmith that is available for Mac?
This is my first brew. It's a brown ale with about 4.3% ABV. I am using an ingredient kit, but my batch ended up being just slightly proud of 4 gallons, somehow, and I am not sure if I should use the entire packet of priming sugar that was included (as this was supposed to be a 5 gal. batch).
Actually that's a great question that hasn't been asked or addressed, and should be on here.
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Is there a formula I can use to calculate the amount of sugar I need in relation to gravity without using Beersmith? I am a Mac user and Beersmith is not formatted for my system. ...Or do you know of something like Beersmith that is available for Mac?
I use Beersmith in conjunction with the Parallels Desktop emulator. Unfortunately, you would need to load windows within the emulator 1st. Kind of expensive. BeerTarget has a version for the MAC, but I've not been all that successful with it. It is user error not the tool. You can search this site for BeerTarget for download information and instructions.
I use Beersmith in conjunction with the Parallels Desktop emulator. Unfortunately, you would need to load windows within the emulator 1st. Kind of expensive. BeerTarget has a version for the MAC, but I've not been all that successful with it. It is user error not the tool. You can search this site for BeerTarget for download information and instructions.
I haven't been a mac user for over a decade (sadly) but don't those online java based calculators that I linked work on macs as well as pcs?
Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured.
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Originally Posted by YooperBrew
I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac!
First, thanks for the informative post. I apologize if this has been addressed before, but there are so many replies to this thread, I did not read them all.
Is there a formula I can use to calculate the amount of sugar I need in relation to gravity without using Beersmith? I am a Mac user and Beersmith is not formatted for my system. ...Or do you know of something like Beersmith that is available for Mac?
This is my first brew. It's a brown ale with about 4.3% ABV. I am using an ingredient kit, but my batch ended up being just slightly proud of 4 gallons, somehow, and I am not sure if I should use the entire packet of priming sugar that was included (as this was supposed to be a 5 gal. batch).
My batches usually end up just above 4 gal as well. I buy the 5oz priming sugar packs made for 5 gal batches and I weigh out 4 oz. This has worked very well for me.
Wow! Excellent thread! I am going to get a lot out of it before bottling day in a few weeks. I have only had time to read the first couple posts, but learned a lot already. Thanks!
My local HBS had what they called a "2.5" drilled rubber stopper that fit right in the bottling bucket, and then I picked up a racking cane for $2. Took the short end of the cane and put it through the stopper so that it rests up against the spigot from the inside. Hopefully this will eliminate any air pockets, we'll see.
Then I measured about 1 7/8 to the floor of the bucket. Cut that off and installed. It's actually angled to the floor, but it leaves a gap for the intake. Here's some shots, some are upside down to show it better.
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Thanks for the great thread -- I got a lot of ideas being new to the sport of brew. I have a question for the masses -- I've read some posts about how splashing the fermented beer can cause oxidization , off flavors, etc. I was just thinking about my first batch and the bottling experience I went through and wondering if my process may need improvement (I'm sure it does since I'm figuring it all out as I go).
I don't have a bottling wand, so I stuck the end of my siphon hose partly into the bottle filling each and squeezing off the clamp before moving on to the next bottle. Is this a bad way of doing things because of the inherent splashing from beer blasting into the empty bottles? If so how can I improve this in future bottling sessions? Does anyone else do it this way or is buying a wand the way to go?
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