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    Hydrometer test jar hack?

    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...
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    Should I throw this out?

    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...
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    Should I add yeast to this?

    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...
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    Kettle Sour not really that sour after 72 hours - doing something wrong?

    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...
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