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Well like i said im not very experienced and i judged the ferm slowing down because it was like a vortex in there 3 hrs after pitching and now i cant see any movement. Also the foam on top was about an inch now its down to 1/32 of an inch if that. I believe i read that 1.065 and up you should...

This is about my 5th batch of extract brewing. I made an american ale this weekend og 1.065 so i used 2 packs of saf33 dry yeast and the fermentation started with in the hour and looks like primary ferm ended around 36 hrs! Is this possible for the primary ferm to be done this quick? Ferm at...

I have made a total of 2 5gallon batches in my life (extract) and they both have tasted very good but the alcohol volume just is not there, like the name brand breweries. How can i raise the volume of my alcohol. Typically my OG's are higher than recomended. Last IPA I made was like 5% and...

This is a Extract beer not a all grain. My boil temp was between 200 and 215.

Yea same pot 8 gallon cap. I guess I am being to picky as I am a Quality Control manager and we deal with the FAA. Thinking my beer would have tasted like Stone IPA....lol Probably me reading the hydrometer wrong! In a world where we have Coordinate Measuring Machines and Tenths indicators...

Well, sometimes i loose a gallon of wort when i boil and sometimes i loose half a gallon due to the boil. Why is that? The times are the same.

My next batch is in the fermenter, is there anything i can do to up the ABV while its in there? Or is it too late? It was a Dog Fish Head 60min IPA Clone. Plan on leaving it in there conical for 2.5 weeks. Airlock started bubbeling 4 hrs after pitch. Grain Bill 8.6 lbs LME 6 oz...

So what yeast would you recommend for this? What would you recommend for raising the ABV? Seems a little low. I used the og-fg X 131 to get my abv. Thanks for the help!

Hello all, I am new to brewing 5 gallon extracts. With loving IPA's thats what i started with. The first was a kit from morebeer.com (Coloumbus IPA) and i followed the instructions to a T, but the beer came out smelling perfect looked perfect when I poured it from the tap and the taste was...