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Great! I’m making a coconut hefe actually, so, bonus points

the calibration temp on the hydrometer is 60*. I think my wort just wasn’t mixed all the way like others have stated

I make sure to cool my samples in the freezer down to 60* before I test!

Has anyone used this? I pitched last night at 5pm and just had to put in a blowoff hose because the airlock literally blew off in my face. It’s fermenting at 72 degrees which it said was in the yeasts tolerance range. Has anyone used this before and what’re your experiences?

I just meant unmalted. Typo.

I used the brewers friend app and it projected somewhere in the 1.045-1.055 range. And i did a 3 gallon boil and added 2 gallons to it in the carbon. I guess my measurements were off

Okay I was just reading it wrong then. Dang, a bit low. Oh well, it’ll still be good hopefully!

My first time creating a recipe from scratch and I used: 4.5 lbs wheat DME 1.6 lbs Pilsen DME 1 oz Spalt hops 8 oz mix of 6oz flaked wheat and 2 oz unsalted wheat whhhhy does my SG look so high??? Am I just reading it wrong?

I used unflitered, but pasteurized, 100% pressed apple juice from central market (think like Whole Foods)

So it puts it at 8.92% near enough to 9%

OG was 1.067 FG is .999

So to start, I am making a 5 gallon batch of cider with 1 cup brown sugar added and using Fermentis SafCider yeast and it’s been fermenting at about 72 degrees. I tested it on Monday (2/10) and the abv was sitting at about 6.8% so I figured it test again today (Wednesday 2/12) and it’s gone up...

I’m using a coconut tincture during secondary and I’m planning on using wyeast 3068 Weizen

So I’m building a recipe for a coconut Hefe after this current batch of Peach basil cider is done. I’ve read that Cashmere hops have a coconut note to them and give a mild, smooth bitterness when used as buttering hops. Has anyone used Cashmere in a Hefe or would I be better off sticking to the...

my grapefruit IPA my currently working batch