Recent content by Ammo0000

Thanks man. I've been doing it for about 8.5 years. I plan on going for retirement.

The thermometer sticker on the side of the container when I poured everything in including the cold water was around 82 if I remember correctly. I didn't know there was a specific temperature that you were supposed to take gravity readings at. As for the bucket volume, they are manufactured with...

The kit didn't specify what the OG should be. I poured the mixture into the fermenter, then added the water up to the 5 gallon mark. After that is when I took the reading.

I didn't really let it age much. It took 7 days to ferment. Took a gravity reading, waited 3 days, took another gravity reading with no change. I bottled it that day. I used an all extract recipe. The kit I bought was for a 5 gallon batch and came with 6.6 lbs of light malt extract. I boiled it...

Yea it was only 3/4 cup of sugar. So I can estimate that my beer is about 4% then?

Hi, this is my first post so I figure I'll do a quick introduction before getting to my question. My name is Steve. I'm in the USAF currently stationed at Hill AFB in Utah. I just within the last month picked up home brewing. At the moment I have a hefeweizen bottled and a belgian wheat in the...