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I just ordered one of these from Northern Brewer with my next batch of ingredients - it's a vented silicone stopper (dry airlock?) and I'm hoping to use this for the first few hours after pitching while the wort temp is equalizing to prevent the suckback I frequently get with a three piece...

Hi all, I'm Tim - I live in Milford CT, and seeing the latest posts here from fellow 'nutmeggers' I had to chime in. I found this forum a couple of weeks ago when I had a specific problem with the first brew I've tried in over ten years (seems to be a recurring theme here in CT - ten or more...

I'm really a happy camper tonight- I mean , um... this morning! I just brewed a Scottish Wee Heavy using my own recipe run through Beersmith and missed my target OG by only one point. Target was 80 and measured was 81. Just switched for this batch to a spanking brand new 4 gal kettle from a...

Quick, and I hope simple, question - When bottling, will the SG drop at all after the addition of priming sugar and bottling during the conditioning process? I'm guessing it might by a point or less, but I don't know. I'm trying to get a handle on determining an accurate ABV for the finished...