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Hi all- I bottled two batches yesterday, and for the second one I accidentally added the priming sugar before taking a hydro reading. Is there a way to calculate what the real FG is? I boiled 4.1 oz. corn sugar in 2 cups water for 5 mins. I then added that to 5.25ish gallons of wit. The FG...

Hi y'all- I've got a question about my Wit recipe. Does the steeping procedure described below amount to a kind of mash? I know that wheat malt needs to be mashed, so is this the way to go about it, or would I be better served adding some 2-row etc. in there to help the process? Any feedback...

Hi all- On Sunday I whipped up another batch of Belgian Honey Wit. I pitched in my WLP400 starter, aerated, and put it to bed. Last time I made this recipe it clogged the airlock, so I figured I'd set it up with a blowoff rig from the get go. Then... nothing. Not a whiff of activity within...

Hi all- This may be a question more suited to the "General Beer Discussion" forum (or somewhere else, Mod's just let me know), but I'm wondering: Does your beer taste better at cellar/basement/cool temperatures than it does after it's been in the fridge for a while? I've done about a...

Hi all- I took the plunge into the world of mashing yesterday when I picked up a Brewer's Best Oatmeal Stout kit (partial mash with extract). I've got two questions: Part 1- In terms of grains, it comes with: 1 lb. flaked oats 12 oz. pale 2-row 10 oz. Victory 6 oz. Dark Chocolate...

Hello comrades- After 9 or 10 batches of various styles, I now have some random bags of grain sitting around, and would love to use them up. Anyone have some extract recipe suggestions using the following? 11 oz. Crystal 60L 11 oz. Melanoidin 14 oz. Torrified Wheat 8 oz. Biscuit 5 oz...

Hey all- I'm about to start a new batch that is my own little variation on the DuClaw Co.'s offering "Devil's Milk" (with a name like that, how can anyone resist?). The directions I'm using suggest that after steeping the specialty grains, to raise the wort volume to 5.5 gallons for the 120...

Hi all- I've got a question about carbonation: I brewed a Scottish Ale a few weeks back, and for bottling used the 5 oz. of priming sugar included in the kit. When I cracked one open after letting it sit for the appropriate amount of time (2 weeks), I found it to be a little too bubbly...