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You can get an approximate estimate of OG by recipe. Extract being easier to estimate than grain. At what temperature did you get the OG at? Did you use top-off water? Was it well mixed?

Dying is for Fools, Strong Ale

Mine is dancing corn.

A blow-off tube will show less bubbling than the 3-piece. Also are you sure the tube doesn't have a small leak somewhere that may be letting out the pressure? I had a pretty tame fermentation with my last dunkel as well. It turned out fine for me. If you are worried about slow...

There are people that will say you can indeed make award winning beers with extract. If you like the partial mash and don't want to move to all-grain, then don't move to all-grain! As for kits, I prefer buying the ingredients a la cart because it is often cheaper that way, and it gives me the...

Just about 5.5% ABV on average

Mostly IPA here.

Adding dextrose will raise the OG, and give you a higher ABV in the end product. It will also dry out the end product a bit. If it is part of the recipe, then it is part of the recipe! You never NEED to add it. It is just more fermentable sugar. P.S. Dextrose in homebrewing

I just leave the tubing on the auto-siphon :D

I use DeathBrewer's BIAB method, and I dunk and stir (10 mins). Mid 70s effeciency. About 8-10 batches.

I spray everything with my Starsan Solution spray bottle during the whole process. Pretty much the whole time I am waiting for the boil, or for the mash etc. Beer in one hand, spraybottle in the other, alternate sipping beer and spraying everything with sanitizer.

I have done BIAB many times, and I always put the bag in before pouring the water in and heating it. I didn't even know the bag could melt this way! I have a snug fit on top of the kettle and I keep the bag off the bottom of the kettle while it is on the flame.

I saw the bottles loose at the store the other day and saw the price. I thought it was a mistake. I have never seen 12oz standard bottles sold individually like that. or at that price!

3570 + 5 = 3575

I liked the PSA IPA very much. Good kit, good beer.

EdWort's Haus Pale Ale BierMuncher's Black Pearl Porter <- Seriously good

I use a secondary to dry-hop or add fruit. Or when I want to free up a primary. I don't use one in the normal beer procedure or on any schedule otherwise. A long primary works just fine.

I did an extract, then a partial mash, then all grain. I brew in the kitchen and can only manage half-batches with all grain, or 5.5gal partial mashes. I won't do straight extract anymore. I agree with the Duncan Hines comment.

Maybe if he got dirtier while doing it.