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I just managed 17% on S05.

I always thought boiling also caramelized some sugars. Am I wrong?

I've had a beer finish in 3 days before. I sat there, looked for any change in gravity, checked for stall, etc, but it was DONE. I bottled and it was excellent. All hail Notty!

I'm usually spoiled out here with so many good breweries around (we have 3-4 downtown so even the dive bars have reasonably priced, GOOD craft beer on tap because it was produced a block away) but I asked for a recommendation at a pricey burger and brew place ACROSS THE STREET from one of the...

Because the US is silly and insane when you bring alcohol into it. I personally recoup my losses by having a tip jar for people who come a-drinking as well as asking buddies I drink with a lot to cover the occasional grain bill as a favor. They're not buying beer, cups, or stamps. They're...

Is it possible to lager in bottles?

I'm with ya. Tell your friend that before the 1500s, real beer was hopless. I'm starting to like hops, but I start adding them at 30 minutes for flavor and aroma, not bitterness. There's a reason I have a ginger ale, pumpkin ale, wee heavy, and maibock double batch on the horizon. Besides, hops...

Awesome. So just trust that it's fine at that gravity? I fixed and calibrated my hydrometer after the top tip broke off by sealing it while keeping it calibrated. Replacing it when I can afford to do so. I was worried because I'd heard before that really low gravities were a sign of either the...

I took the readings at 68, which is what my hydrometer is calibrated at. They've been fermenting in the 65-72 range for 10 days on the ales and 16 days on the cider.

I have 3 AG going right now with very low gravity and falling. An apple cider at 1, a ginger beer at 1.004, and a pumpkin wheat at 1.010. All three taste fine and uninfected, and all 3 have either brown sugar or honey in the boil. The ginger beer and cider have boiled or vodka-soaked ginger in...

I'm in the process of doing a wheat beer and the 1 TBS/gallon of grapefruit zest added a really nice grapefruity nose. Sort of like if you'd squeezed some grapefruit into the glass. It left everything intact otherwise. I'll see how it is when it's done, though.

I got sassafras and sarsaparilla from my local grocery store. They special ordered it for me from frontier. I use 2-10 drops of wintergreen essential oil since my little wintergreen plant is still growing up. 1/4 ounce wintergreen leaves 1/4 ounce sarsaparilla root or 8-10 drops extract 1/2...