Recent content by Jeff Covey

I need someone to confirm my gravity readings on a 10 gallon Brut IPA I just brewed. I plugged the numbers into an online tool, and am surprised by what it spit out.. I brewed a 10 gallon batch and split it into two fermenters. Pitched Imperial A24 in one and US-05 in the other. OG = 13.2...

I used Fermax for the staggered nutrient additions.

I have an infrared thermometer and was measuring the side of the bucket. I realize it could have been a little higher in the fermenter, but I never got a reading above 68 degrees.

I started three meads on 11/30(first meads I've ever attempted). 1)Orange blossom session mead with D47 OG=1.058 2)Spiced mead with D47 OG=1.098 3)Mixed Berry mead with 71B OG = 1.125 They have fermented well, and the two with D47 have fermented dry(around .998). The Berry mead isn't far...

I'm pretty sure my math is correct, I've been a homebrewer for years and I understand the adjustments that need to be made with a refractometer. I guess my real question is what would you expect the fresh fruit to do to the original starting gravity? I assumed that the juice imparted from the...

So finally putting together my first mead batches. I'm doing a 3 gallon high gravity berry mead. Recipe for 3 gallon batch: 12lbs OB honey 3lbs Black Curran puree 8lbs triple berry mix 4lbs strawberries After adding the honey and black currant puree, the gravity came in @1.155....which I was...