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Right on...thanks everyone

No they have been in a dark basement...about 65-70 degrees

Thanks...I will try that

So I brewed a double IPA and everything was fine until I opened a bottle and there was no carbonation...it tastes fine but not a but of foam or any carbonation whatsoever. I am not that experienced, this is my 9th batch in total and all have come out very well but this one is confusing..I know I...

I want to try brewing a fruit beer but can't decide between fresh fruit or purée. I read so much about contamination with fresh fruit I'm not sure I should do it. On the other hand I'm worried the purée will not give me as good an effect on the beer. Thoughts? Also i read it's about a puns of...

What's the difference between getting hops versus hop pellets. Any difference in brewing time? Quality?

Cool thanks

Ok thanks. I haven't tried using the strainer when pouring so I'll do that to help aerate. I appreciate the help. I have an IPA I plan on brewing this weekend and I'll update on the results...

That might be it. I am topping the water off and bringing it to 5 gallons before I test the OG. I'm guessing that's what is making it lower....next batch I will check hydrometer before topping it off. Should I aerate before topi g off to 5g? I usually put wort in fermenter, add water to get to 5...

Calibrated my hydrometer? How do I do that??

Cool...thanks everyone. Ill let u know hot it turns out

i constantly am getting a OG reading lower than I should. If it should be 1.054 i get 1.045...if its supposed to be 1.04 i get 1.03??? why is that? what am i missing? i am brewing by recipe kits so everything is already portioned out for me. how could i be getting this wrong?

my brown ale has been in primary for ten days. this is what it looked like when i first opened it to get a SG reading. could it be contaminated?

Any advice on what that film on top is??

Great! thanks for the info. here is the photo of the film on top of the brown ale in the primary. I think I will move it to secondary if its ok and not contaminated. let me know what you think