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Thank you everyone for the replies! I’m just going to relax and hope for the best. It’s a Mocktoberfest I created using US-05 ale yeast. I just finished bottling it. ABV came out to 4.8%. Tastes pretty good but I’m sure if it got infected then it will take longer to see the off tastes. This is...

Hello, I woke up this morning and noticed the airlock and bung on my fermentor fell off overnight. I am assuming my cat possibly brushed up against it and it fell off on the floor. I have never had this happen. All of the StarSan liquid came out and already dried. I am assuming it had been...

Thank you everyone for the replies. I do have the bottles in a container with a lid on it just in case. I will be sure to do a diacetyl rest and up the temp a few degrees next time. I will say that the beer starting fermenting pretty quickly (within 10-12 hours). There was decent krausen too...

Thank you for the replies! I use a refractometer because I only do 2 gallon batches. I like the fact that I only need a couple drops of wort to figure out the gravities. From what I read, refractometer's can be pretty accurate. I do know to be the most accurate, a hydrometer is recommended. So...

Hello, I just finished bottling my first ever all grain recipe I created. I have always done extract brews and finally graduated to all grain. I have had this beer fermenting for 15 days. It had a OG of 19 Brix (1.079). It’s FG is 11 Brix (1.022). Final ABV is 7.48%. I use a refractometer for...

Hi Everyone, What is the average time many of you keep your bottles in the fridge before drinking? I tend to not be patient with my homebrews and usually start drinking them within a day or two in the fridge. I just want to see if there is any benefit in forcing myself to wait longer? These...

You can also use Domino sugar cubes that you can buy at pretty much all grocery stores. 1 cube per 12oz bottle. It will give 2.5 volumes of Co2 per bottle. I learned that from the forum here :)

Does anyone else have anything they want to say about my first recipe I created from scratch? I am pretty excited to see how it turns out!

Sounds good! Thank you for the info. I only do 2 gallon batches but if I attempt a 5 gallon at some point, I will make sure to rehydrate.

I will definitely try your advice for a next batch I do! Thanks a lot. Below is the exact recipe I created and followed for the brew. I think it might come out as a India Amber Ale LOL ;) Batch size: 2 gallons Starting Water: 2.5 gallons Fermentables: 3.15lbs of Maillard Malts Gold Extract -...

Thank you IslandLizard for your reply. What would be good to steep with and not have to worry about mashing? If you were to create an extract IPA what would you have used to steep with that is along the same lines as the Crystal malt I used? I am pretty new to brewing and this is only my 4th...

Hi All, Below is the extract recipe I created myself from scratch using Brewers Friend. I already brewed this last night and it is now fermenting. I want this to be an IPA but might of used too much steeping grains and may be too malty/sweet for an IPA. Would this be an American Amber Ale...

Thank you for your replies. I unfortunately already brewed this last night. I will create a separate thread with my recipe I created to see if it will work out ok. I knew I shouldn't of used 0.5lbs of Crystal malt for steeping. I guess you live and you learn :(

Hi All, I custom created a recipe on Brewers Friend. For a two gallon extract IPA, is a half a pound of 10 Lovibond Caramel Crystal malt too much to steep with? I figured steeping efficiency would be around 25 percent since this will be my first recipe created from scratch. The overall ABV...

Thank you everyone for your replies! I think I am going to try the Domino cubes for my next batch. Do the cubes need to be sanitized? If not, why?

I use the Northern Brewer fizz drops (sugar drops) for carbing my bottles. They have worked ok so far but seem to take a lot longer 4-5 weeks to carb the 12 ounce bottles (6% ABV IPAs). In the instructions, it says to just place 1 drop in each bottle. These don't have to be sanitized first with...

Wow! I am so happy with all of the replies. I wasn’t expecting 20+ replies from this post. You guys are awesome :) I will take the advice everyone has said. It looks like the common theme is using brewersfriend.com for recipe building as well as beersmith. I am not sure if this next question...

Thank you very much everyone for your responses! So in a nutshell its just better to experiment and do more late additions in the boil than to add a good amount in the beginning. If I add 4oz plus in the bittering stage then I think it might be too much with a 11 percent alpha acid.

Hello, I am new to home brewing and have brewed 3 successful batches of IPA's using Northern Brewer extract kits. I started with 1 gallon batches and my last one was a 2 gallon batch. I plan on sticking with 2 gallon batches because its just the right amount of beer I can store at one time in...