Hi guys, im making my first wit and im not following a recipe. Im steeping 1lb of flaked wheat, then using 3lbs of plain wheat DME and 3.3lbs of wheat LME, im using 1oz of german hallertau and .5oz of Mt. rainier. also using 1oz freshly ground corriander and 1oz of bitter orange peel. I have all...
Would it be ok to primary ferment a 5gallon batch in a 5gallon glass carboy or should i use the carboy strictly for secondary. I already use a 6.5 plastic but i got two 5gallon carboys for free!!! Hell yeah!!!:mug:
Just a quick question guys. I have 3/4lb of grains to steep. How much water should i steep them in. It is a 2gl wort total. Help would br great, getting ready to brew today. Thanks:mug:
you guys need to remember than i forgot to take my OG reading, the OG reading is from hopville that im using based on ingerdients. My actual OG may have been much lower im guessing
3lb plain amber malt extract, 4lbs can of pale malt extract, .5oz northern brewer hop pellet Alpha 12.3, 1oz cascade hop pellets Alpha 6.0, 1/2 cup of pure honey, 2gallon boil, white labs california ale liquid yeast
So the % alcohol is really going to be that high? Yikes, Like i said it tadtes pretty good. So should i wait the full 2 weeks or do you think im ready to bottle?
oh i get it now, so the % alcohol is really going to be that high? Yikes, its tasted pretty good though, amber color smooth finish. So should i bottle it? Maybee wait till sunday and give it the full 2weeks?
Thats what it said on hopville, projected 11.6 %, maybee i am reading my hydrometer wrong but when its floating at the 1.020 the projected alcohol is at 2.5%
i forgot to take an OG, its an extract batch 1/2 liquid 1/2 dry. I went onto hopville nad put in all my ingerdients and and projected the OG at 1.120 and a FG of 1.033. tastes ok
So i took my first SG reading at the 10 day mark and got 1.018, didnt take one day 11 and just took another one day on day 12 and got a 1.020. Should i wait a little longer or do you think im good to bottle? Also do i take the FG after i bottle and open one for the first time or what? With that...
Hi everyone, im looking for any advise on to what reipe to use for my 2nd batch. I currently have 'Palmers' cincinnati pale ale fermenting. of coarse i havent tasted it yet but i feel as though the process itself went rather smoothly. I want to do something similar as i am still new to brewing...
thanks everyone for the input. Im glad to finally be part of the home brewing community. The Hopville website is awesome. I input my ingredients and projected that my FG should be around 1.033 and projected 11.6 ABV, Yikes i hope it isnt that strong lol. What is my +/- on the 1.033? Should i be...
Thanks for the input. The problem is that i dont know what FG should be. Plus i dont have a secondary fermenter. My kit came with the food grade primary fermenter and a second bucket with a spigot that they say is for bottleing. Can i use taht as a secondary?