Recent content by Tiddy

What did you have for an OG when you put it in primary? Did you happen to check?

Designing Great Beers by Daniels was a huge contributor to my knowledge on recipe design and I still go back to it regularly when trying a new style

It was more of a pale ale than an IPA..my mistake...but anyways I very much appreciate all the help and suggestions. I'll grab a hydrometer tomorrow and just use it for my FG calculations and see if they might have in fact hit the right gravities and it's just operator error. Appreciate all the...

I'm using a True Brew floating thermometer. The closest I came to calibration was to see what it read 212 when the water starts boiling. I'll invest in a digital. Perhaps the $5 thermometer is no longer cutting it. I measure my gravities pre and post boil using a refractometer that I...

Hey guys, I have been brewing partial mash batches for last ten years..about one every couple weeks and finally made the jump to all grain. I have brewed three batches so far, a stout and two IPAs. I am using a single step infusion mash in a modified keggle. My OGs are pretty close to...

Congrats on the first brew! Regarding your questions: #1...You have a brew of roughly 4.75 percent so I would say your yeast worked just fine. I know a lot of people want to move to a secondary after that first week but you are ok leaving it on the yeast for much longer. Your only risk is off...