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How much rise in ABV is typical for beer while its carbonating? I just bottled some caribou slobber and I forgot to do an OG reading. I used the estimate from the website. OG - 1052 FG - 1024 Using an online calculator I'm getting 3.5% My fermenting temps were a bit too high. And the beer...

First night of fermentation the wort overflowed pushing the airlock out, and clogging up the neck of the 1 gallon jug. Next day when I found it I cleaned it all up and put a clean airlock on and it hasn't had any activity since. None that I have noticed anyway. The temp is around 68 maybe a...

Ok so yesterday afternoon I got everything together for my 1g batch of Caribou Slobbber. Boiled water, added, extract, hops...ect ect. Pitched the yeast after wort cooled. I put the 1g carboy of wort with airlock into a 5g brewing bucket just for safe storage while it does its thing for the next...

I decided on a whim to throw together a gallon of cider. I was at a local home brew shop with a buddy so I grabbed a 1 gallon glass jug, an air lock, and the guy there suggested some d47 wine yeast, and pectic enzyme. I used a gallon of 100% Motts, and about a 1/3 of a 1lb. box of sugar...

I just setup a 1 gallon jug of cider. I already pitched the yeast but I didn't take an OG reading. Should I just sanitize the hydrometer and check it real quick from the 1 gallon growler?

Hello everyone, I received a mr beer for Christmas from my father. We were talking about home brew one day so he decided to grab it to get me started. Anyway, 4 weeks ago I brewed up the Chzech pilsner. I figured I would let it ferment for 2-3 weeks and then bottle it. I ended up waiting 4...