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Just put on an extract porter that read 1100 when I measured it at around 28*C. Checked my recipe on beercalculus and there is no way possible that it should be that high. Is this a problem with my hydrometer? Is it even possible for the following ingredients to come out that high...

9*2.4L bottles of Apple and Pear Juice 1*2.4L Bottle of Apple Juice (Total 24L - Approx 6 Gallons) 1kg Raw Sugar 500g of Rolled Oats 4 Sticks of Cinnamon 1 Vanilla Bean 1 Pack no-brand dry cider yeast. --------------------------------------- Boiled Oats in 2.4 L of Juice...

Hi Guys, I've got one brew in the primary, one in bottles conditioning and one in bottles for drinking. That's the limit of my experience with homebrew. With my homebrew kit I received a can of 'Lager' extract that I'm not likely to ever use. (It's liquid extract, but can you use the term...

Hi All, Total noob here from Aus. Just bottled my first batch and I've got another on the way. A mate of mine used to do homebrew when we lived in a share house in brisbane and I've always been interested. I just started dating a roller-derby girl and she got me into homebrew. I'm...

Hey All, For my second batch ever, Coopers 'Real Ale' a'la kit. I decided to skimp out on the recommended kilo of dextrose and just threw in a kilo of raw sugar instead. Right before I slammed the lid on, I also dumped half a bottle of tobasco into the wort. Only after this spur of...

First Brew is ordinary....:( by that I mean not great. Coopers Dark Ale Kit (Yes I used the dried coopers ale yeast, no starter) + 1kg Dextrose OG 1040ish FG 1004ish Ferment about 7days at 22-26 Bottled with Coopers carbonation drops at appropriate rate 2 per 700. Three weeks...