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It was Omega Yeast British Ale I Yeast. I was at 68 degrees give or take a degree for the entire fermentation. Bottled at the same temp. I saw 1.002 after bottling. But I suppose that could be a miscalculation. I will try a reading again with another bottle. I did try the degas thing with a...

That is correct.

Ok just took a reading and I am 1.002. And yes all bottles are over carbed. Forgot to answer that.

Well I am actually using a refractometer. And it is calibrated.

I used the solution of corn sugar and boiling water. Boiled for about 8 minutes or so. 3.8 ounces wouldn't be enough for 4.5 gallon ipa? I didn't bother tasting. By the time it was done gushing there was nothing left. I didn't take a reading. I will try that.

I know this topic has been discussed here so I apologize for bringing it up again but this is driving me nuts and honestly I am ready to throw in the towel and just go back to drinking good beer and let others brew it. I have had the last 3 batches over carbonate in the bottles. But now I am...

Thanks a lot. Definitely will give this a watch.

Ok cool, thanks. I really didn't think fermentation was lacking. Can't imagine how it would have been had I bumped up the cell count.

Ok thanks. I will make sure I either use a blow off or the fermcap in the future. I did a general search and it seems I am not the first to make this mistake. Another lesson learned. All part of the process I suppose.

If only I followed that advice. Left for the day and came home to the airlock on the floor and krausen oozing out the top. Ok now is my batch going to suffer?haha

I just did my 2nd batch using a starter. Northern Brewer Dead Ringer Ipa which had an og of 1.071. My first was the Caribou Slobber - Og 1.056. I did not have a stir plate when I did the Slobber. Just manually sloshed it around. I have since purchased a stir plate to use with my 2nd starter -...

Yeah that's the list I was referencing when checking out the ingredients of the recipe posted. I do follow all this. Thanks for the input. I guess I was thrown off by mashing grains in an extract recipe. I'll seek another recipe that only utilizes steeping grains.

Hi all. New home brewer here. I have done a few extract batches from recipe kits now and am comfortable with the process. I am not ready to put together my own recipe but I would like to try a recipe posted on one of the various sites just to get the hang of it all. I am confused about...

Ok thanks all. I will learn to not sweat little things like this as time goes on. But I did learn something. What I thought was 5 gallons in my carboy is not. I filled 5 gallon jugs, poured it in and checked. It was 2 inches above what I thought to be the 5 gallon mark. when determining it the...

I am not sure how out of the ordinary this is but I was expecting more than 40 bottles. I now realize there will be some loss to trub but that much? I am not doing secondary fermentation or anything like that. Both were Ipa extract kits.I think I did a pretty good job of racking to the bottling...