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Awesome. Thank you very much for the help

Thank you very much for that info. According to the calculator, then my fg is 1.007, 2 points less then what the recipe called for. So should I still wait.or raise the temp for the diacytl rest?

I used a refractometer to measure. I use a glycol chiller to keep the temperature where I need it.

Recap: I brewed that American Pilsner. It went pretty much as planned. The OG was 1.042. The only change to the recipe was the yeast. My local only had the Wyeast California Lager in stock. I fermented this at 58 degree. It was slow to start but seems to be finished after a week. Update: The...

Checked on it this morning ing and there is a layer of krausen on top. Must be doing something, just quietly

The recipe is for an American pilsner. I have brewed it several times with no issues. The OG in the recipe was 1.045 and mine was 1.043

I do have a stir plate. The starter was on the stir plate for close to 48 hours. There was a nice layer of foam on top of the starter. I don't remember the date but I believe I was over 2 months from expiration date. As for the mash, I was at 149 for 60 minutes. Usually when the wort is...

Question, I recently starting brewing again and had ingredients that were a year old. The grains were sealed in a bag and stored in a closet and did not seem stale when i smelled and tasted them. I did by a new yeast pack, a wyeast smack pack, california lager. This was not my first choice but...

Also the abv target was 5.3%, it ended up being 5.27%

Ok, so i figured out how to use brewers friend calculator. I was off by .05 on my og and it seems thats what I am off by on my fg. So i am happy with that. FG eneded up being 1.021 after using the calculater....it was supposed to be 1.016.

Edit: I am using a refractometer for my gravity readings. I just read that you have to use a formula to get the final gravity due to alcohol being in the wort. I broke my hydrometer so cant use that as a back up. So who knows what my final gravity is....I might just cold crash it and bottle in a...

Thanks for the quick replies....I will keep it in my primary till I rack to the keg. Thanks again.

I brewed a Brewers Best Kolsch extract recipe. The OG was 1.040, the instructions said it should be 1.042-1.046. I pitched at 68 degrees and then brought the temp down to 62 degrees. The airlock bubbled for 2 days and then quite. Its been 4 days. The gravity was 1.019 today. Recipe says FG...