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Yeah I guess... But it has already been consumed 🤣 @Hoochin'Fool the original reading was 1.012. I got that number by adjusting for the temperature of the wort which was 77F given that the hydrometer was calibrated at 59F. (+0.0021) This has been fermenting for 2 months at this point. I think...

Thanks all. Different question: I just measured the FG of one of the fermenters (I only have budget 1G carboys x 2.5 for the batch) and read 1.0141 - yes, I adjusted for wort temperature and the baseline calibration of the hydrometer. The recipe says 1.015. Tastes OK, kinda sweet. Bottle?

Does anyone know a good hack for a hydrometer test jar? Without having to blow a cylinder of glass ? I imagine a PVC pipe that you then melt one end of to a flat surface could work, but not sure if anyone has tried. Melting PVC probably creates a whole bunch of derivative of petroleum so are...

Another silly newbie post... About 5 weeks ago I brewed a porter with some Safale K-097 yeast (related post here has more info on brewing parameters) I made 2.5G of wort but dumbly only had two 2G carboys as FVs. The remaining 0.5G I put into a sanitized swivel-top glass bottle my wife uses to...

"Yep" meaning "yes it's contaminated, but if you flush out the airlocks with sanitizer and replace them you should be good" or "trash it" ?

Thanks all. I now have this in my airlock(s) - seems like the carbonation picked up a bit more compared to 2 days ago, so looks like your recs were spot on. Is the beer contaminated because of the contact between the carbohydrate-rich beer and air, which is now communicating with the beer in...

Hello all I'm brewing a porter using a recipe I got at my local homebrewing store from extract - mainly BSG Bavarian wheat + typical dark malts like Carabrown and black malts etc. 2.5G is the volume I am shooting for. I ended up using a small packet of leftover Safale K-097 that had been...

Hey all, Update since the last post - (this was a 2.5 gallon extract recipe) Steps: Re-boiled wort (x 60 min) Hopped with 0.5 oz Hallertau (x 15 min) Cooled to ~65F Added ~1 cup of *tap* water to get wort up to 2.5 gal Pitched ~4 g of *dry* Safale K-97 (using the ratios on the packet ) to...

Thanks all Not to be deterred by failure, i actually went out and bought a Milwaukee PH56 pHmeter and re tested tonight - pH is 3.4. We are 5 days out at this point. yeah yeah i know it's not a $200 pH meter but still better than the **** I was using before. Who knows how long it's been...

Thanks @SourLover to clarify i haven't pitched the Saccharomyces yet - this is still all pre-yeast. Up until this point, I have basically boiled the 2 lbs of extract, let it cool in an ice bath with a sterilized thermometer until < 80F, and pitched the omega lacto and just waiting at this point...

Thanks, @SourLover Given your suggestion to encourage growth by increasing the temperature and/or adding additional organisms, I take it it's not game over yet. But is there a period of time at which point ordinary (non-lacto) bacterial growth that's happening in the standing wort overpower...

This was for 2.5 of brew. I used 2 lbs of extract. Right now there is about 2.5 gallons in the kettle.

Hey all, would appreciate some assistance here. This is my second time brewing an extract Berliner Weisse from a recipe I got at my brewer supply shop (1:1 wheat/malt mix). Kettle souring with OYL-605 lacto. I'm now at 72 h after pitching the lacto (went in @ 68F wort temp). Has been...