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I bought a refractometer for brewing, one that was allegedly made for brewing and winemaking. But the scale inside the looking glass is different. It is shown in percentage scale (0-30%), not the decimal point system that’s on a hydrometer. Is this the correct one, or did I get one with the...

I'm too new to this to know what "volume" I wanted, per say. I just used the calculator and chose the "IPA" beer style to give me a sugar quantity.

I'm relatively relieved to hear this. When you you guys recommend I crack my first bottle for testing? I've heard everything from 1-2 week, 2-3 weeks, 3 weeks or longer, etc...

Did my first brew about 3 weeks ago, and finally bottled last night. Everything has been going great so far, but ran into an issue with priming. I used standard cane/table sugar and an online calculator to figure out home much. It told me to use 3.85 oz. I pre-boiled it and added it to the...

Hey, just starting from scratch. Couldn't get a mash paddle sent here for a decent amount of money, so I made my own. I used beach wood, which is what was available. Now I'm wondering what to treat it with, or nothing at all...? Someone recommended mineral oil, since that's what they use on...