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I took the OG measurement after I transferred the cooled wort into the fermenter. I had not added the yeast yet. I can confirm that I...

I do have a spring tip bottle filler, and I bottled all the beers successfully. Just need to wait 2 weeks now. Thanks!

Just reiterating what has been said. The original wort was likely not mixed well giving a false OG (Original Gravity) reading. The...

Congrats! You made beer! Don't get stressed out over the little things early on, you can figure out issues later. When you transfer the...

I greatly appreciate all the help from everyone! I will provide an update once it’s complete. I can already tell this is an awesome brew...

Yes I just got another pull from top of the fermenter bucket using an auto-siphon and the color is completely different, taste a little...

Ok, so should I auto-siphon from the top of the fermenter bucket to the bottling bucket and then mix before putting into bottles?

The sample reading was taken from the spigot, not from the top of the 5 gallon bucket.

The kit is an extract and OG expectation is 1.053. I am 2 weeks into fermentation and by all accounts it looks compete.

Haha well that wasn’t exactly my intention. Any idea if I did something or could have gone wrong?

Hello brewers! This is my first home brew ever and went with the Chinook IPA recipe. I had a question about specific gravity. I followed...