Recent content by badcat68

Just a small picture of the top of my plants. I planted six Rhizomes total; three Liberty and three Centennial. I was able to get a small yield on one of each species. I harvested what I could, dried them in a dehydrator, and added them to my secondary as a dry hop addition to a grilled cream...

I got it figured out. I took the reading prior to mixing the boil with the other 2.5 gallons of water. After adjusting the calculations, I end up with 1.098 OG. My jaw dropped when I saw the hydrometer pop up as high as it did. Thanks for the quick replies guys.

I ran my recipe through a brew calculator and it was supposed to yield an OG of .1083, but what I got was .1170! I pitched my yeast starter anyways and added a tie down strap to my bucket lid to be safe. It's bubbling away like a machine gun but I get the feeling that I'll be pitching more yeast...

I had a bud who did this with honey. H put way too much in, to the point that it was undrinkable. After a year and a half or so, he was looking for bottles in the garage and found the cases, cracked one open to pour it out and decided to take a swig. It turned out to be damn good. Sometimes, you...