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Thanks team!

I under shot my target volume by more than a gallon. My OG is really high, of course. I have let it ferment for about a month and a half now and am contemplating adding water to bring my volume up. Is there any reason not to do so? Would you?

Thanks for the peace of mind and lesson team. I've never been good at double checking my math. Cheers!

Why will the FG be higher? Less fermentables?

Sacch's rest @ 152 and mash out @ 170

I over shot my sacch' rest temps by 6 degrees F, and undershot my mash out temp by 10 degrees F. My goal OG was 1.072 and my actual was 1.070. Ideas/guesses on how this may play out?

I really like the notches in my plastic paddle. Make sure you really clean them well. Once you get a couple marked, you can measure with a ruler to mark the rest. I labelled mine with roman numerals.

Thanks. Cheers!

A time machine would be nice. How to you go about collecting the yeast from a carboy?

HBT: What do you use?

I brew in my kitchen year round. Water, stove and plenty of room to brew.

Thanks for all of the quick responses team. FG readings it is. Here's to you. Cheers!

So I'm on my 3rd batch of brew. I am brewing an amber ale from an extract kit. The recipe says to all it to ferment for 4 weeks and then let it bottle condition for for 2. Its been 5 weeks and my airlock is still bubbling strong (3x + per minute). My brain says to wait it out for the bubbles to...

I'm brewing a Pale Ale and it looks like I'll be using corn sugar. Thanks team.

Is there a better priming sugar to use than another? I am not a big fan of corn sugar and was thinking about using Sugar in the Raw. Any thoughts?