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I am just at the grain steeping stage, I wonder if I can keep it until tomorrow and go to the LHBS and get the right amount - I have not added the DME yet

it doesn't fit in the palm of my hand but I know my scale is good down to the 10th of a lbs

Crap, I have already started my boil! Any advice?

I went to measure my grain out today for the first time on a new recipe and put a 3lbs bag of Mutons Extra Light I had just bought from LHBS and it weighed only 1lbs. The grains I bought weighed just what the package said. Am I missing something?

I am getting ready to bottle my 2nd batch. My first batch was a Nut Brown Ale kit. It was in the ferminter for 2 weeks and sat in the bottle for 2 weeks before I tasted. Tastes good but a little on the flat side and not great head. For priming I used 2/3 cup corn sugar dissolved. The batch I am...

so by my calculation it is only 3%?

or should i repitch yeast?

ok, it is day 12 and it is still 1.020. Day 9 it was 1.020. If it is day 14 and still 1.020 should I go ahead and bottle or give it another week?

Thanks for the good info! I was under the impresstion I should be ready to bottle in 7-14 days. I got the 1.008 info from the local homebrew store.

Air lock is not plugged.

Don't remeber the name of the yeast I used - got it from the local home brew store, I believe it was a 1oz package. It was a dry yeast and I followed the directions to warm it up in water for 15secs in the microwave. Air temp has been a steady 65. After I took the 1.021 reading I did stir ir up...

I started my second batch of beer using a recipe instead of a kit. It is a Porter. First reading was 1.043 and the airlock just went crazy! It bubbled really good for about 12hrs and just stopped. The cap in the air lock would raise to the top but would not bubble. The lid is sealed. On day 6 I...