Recent content by russeII

Yeah I think I'm going to get a refractometer sooner then later. I use a wine thief and I find it near impossible to get a good reading without the hydrometer touching the sides. I feel I got a better "spin" on the hydrometer with the kettle sample, but still. The readings were already adjusted...

This past Friday I brewed an all grain hefeweizen and I'm trying to figure out my original gravity. I took a sample from the kettle after it was cooled down and measured 1.054. This was higher then I was expecting (expecting 1.047)but more water had evaporated then expected so the higher...

Been lurking here for a while but this recipe got me excited enough to start posting. Brewed this up last Friday and everything is looking great. It was my first winter outdoor boil and a bit more water boiled off then I had expected. I had the option to add some water to it but decided not to...