Recent content by gdking

Yeah, in my head it didnt make sense to add water but thats what i read. Im guessing i misread the hydrometer the first time.:(

So last monday I made my first batch(English Pale Ale), however it was doomed from the start. I didn't have a big enough pot so I went out and bought a 3 gallon pot to fill with 2.5 gallons of water to start. i figured that 0.5 gallons of room would be enough. Wrong. The pot almost boiled...