Recent content by Lago86

Thanks for the replies.

Good day...I haven't brewed in quite a while, but got the itch. With summer upon us I wanted to brew a light beer. I saw an all grain kolsch kit at a local store and grabbed it because the WLP029 range is 65-69 which I thought would be fine in my basement. Well, I tracked the temp for two days...

I just took a reading with my old analog hydrometer and it's at 1.015. I'm guessing my cheapo refractometer may be on the fritz. I checked it with distilled water and it was spot on, but then checked the beer again and it's still reading 1.034. I'm just gonna carb it and cross my fingers. Thanks...

So... My final gravity was 1.034. Does that mean the fermentation did not complete?

Hi All...I found a great deal on an Anvil Foundry 10.5 so I grabbed it. I just wanted to test it out so I bought the Lunar Shock DME kit from MB. The recipe calls for Original Gravity: 1.052-55, mine came out at 1.061. That's a pretty decent jump I think. Am I in trouble? This is my first...

I took a sample after the mash and let it sit. It was so hot outside though that it was not cooling fast so I waited for a while and then just took the reading at 77. The mash held 152 the whole time with blankets foil.

Thanks a bunch for your help!

I did not stir. The pre boil I measured at 77 deg and used the BS tool for the temp adjustment (which was minimal). I used a hydrometer. I took pictures of both readings, only because it's easier for me to read zoomed in.Thanks for all the replies. BTW...the airlock blew off and it's churning...

Hello...I brewed a BIAB Stout last night. Beersmith recipe sais the pre boil gravity is supposed to be 1.056, and post boil 1.069. Well, both my readings were 1.068. Am I screwed or will that be OK? Any idea what happened? TIA Joe

I brewed a bunch of extract/partial but thought I would try all-grain. I found a local supplier who I never even knew existed. Bobby, from BrewHardware.com went through what I would need for BIAB, and that was my birthday present. Before I tried the first batch, I took one of Bobby's all grain...