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    A plethora of gravity readings - which one to believe?

    Hello folks, I brewed Stone's 7th Anniversary Ale yesterday, target OG 1.079. As the wort boiled down I took refractometer readings from the top of the pot, the final one being 23 brix. I cooled the wort to 74 and began to siphon into my carboy, and as I did I took a hydrometer reading of...
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    Lager Fermentation Woes

    Hey folks, Last week I brewed my first lager - Papazian's Rocky Raccoon Honey Ginger Lager. Brewing went smoothly, it's an easy extract/honey based recipe. My OG was 1.058. At the time I hadn't read about the higher pitch rates necessary for lagers, so I pitched a Wyeast N American Lager...
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    First Time All Grainer Trying to Save a Porter!

    My first all grain attempt was Denny Conn's vanilla oak bourbon porter. My first concern is that it's finishing gravity is around 1.026 after staring at 1.065. My second concern is that it doesn't taste that great, and I'm pretty sure it's because I deviated from the recipe when adding hops. The...
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