Recent content by TanaUmaga

I pulled out a hydrometer tonight to check what was going on. From the brewers friend beer recipe calculator I was expecting my OG to be 1.077, The hydrometer reading tonight was right at 1.019-1.020. That appears to be right on per the recipe calculator for a 6.75% beer? In my mind that...

I did not go the starter route. Still a little new to the homebrewing adventure. It is on the list. I have a horrible feeling my grains were not cracked when I Mashed. Anything I can do to up the ABV a week into Primary? -TU

friend gave me his home brewing supplies the other day including a 15 Gal keg for boiling and a cooler for Mashing the Grain. He also gave me his leftover grains. As a tribute I decided to brew a batch with everything he gave me. I used: 10 lbs of Pale 2 row malt 1 pound of Chocolate...