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My refractometer measures in BRIX and I used a BRIX calculator to convert.

It is sweet. Oh well. It was a first try. I am excited for my porter though. OG 1.063 and is at 1.012 now.:D

I did notice that the mash temp kept dropping to like 140. It was supposed to be between 145-155.

Here is what Im brewing 1.6 pounds American 2-row .1 pound Victory .1 pound Caramel 10 .1 pound Caramel 20 .1 oz Chinook .15 oz Cascade Safale S-05 yeast This is my first all grain batch first ever homebrew. I dont know what the temp of the fermentor is sitting at. Its just under...

So I am a little bummed here. My batch of pale ale is supposed to end up with an ABV of 5% My OG was 1.040 and after 2 weeks fermenting I just checked the gravity and it is at 1.021 which is only 2.5% ABV. I am supposed to be bottling this weekend. HELP!

Whats SMASH?

I use Brewmasters Warehouse. It is so convenient that you can build your own recipes and buy grain in such small amounts. Buy BBS recipe book or scale some recipes down and buy your own grains instead of buying the kit. It will save you a lot of money. About 9 bucks including hops and yeast...

Second brew of the weekend done. I took a little taste. Sooo good. Came out with a 1.063

Going to brew a chocolate maple porter today.:mug: Here is my recipe. 1.2 pounds American 2-row malt .3 pounds Chocolate malt .2 pounds Caramel 15 malt .2 pounds Black Patent malt .4 oz Fuggle Hops 3/4 cup maple syrup (real maple syrup. not pancake syrup) Half packet of...

Yes its a Pale ale. I used half a pack of Safale S-05 yeast

Brewing my first all grain one gallon batch. Never brewed before. Fingers crossed. Here is my recipe. :D 1.6 pounds American 2-row .1 pound Victory .1 pound Caramel 10 .1 pound Caramel 20 .1 oz Chinook .15 oz Cascade We shall see. Im going to brew a chocolate porter tomorrow.

Care to share your recipe?

Hey guys. I have been looking for a repository for 1 gallon recipes that people have actually had success in brewing. I know people say divide by 5 from a 5 gallon recipe, but I was just wondering if you guys found a one gallon recipe specific site.

I use this Refractometer from amazon. Works great! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080CX8PE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Where do u buy your grains?