Bottled an imperial saison last night and I had what I never thought possible, 87% attenuation. OG 1.091. FG 1.011. I didn't think I would be anywhere close to that as I definitely under pitched with no starter and only one Wyeast 3711 French Saison. It spent 41 days in the fermenter at around...
Thank y'all very much. I figured the bottled water would be ok but I am a little nervous. I have been wanting to brew for years and my wife finally took the plunge for me and got me a starter kit for Christmas. Thanks again.
I will be brewing my first batch tomorrow and have a question. I will be brewing a Northern Brewer Block Party Amber Ale kit and using a 3.5 gallon kettle. After cooling the wort and transferring it to the fermenting bucket does the water I add to bring up to the 5 gallon mark need to be boiled...