Recent content by zswire

Hi All, Thanks for all the great feedback and ideas. As I had mentioned earlier, I decided to try and 'fix it'. I went to the homebrew shop, purchased the ingredients and planned to brew the next evening. Unfortunately, a family emergency came up preventing me from getting back to it for 2...

Thanks for the advice and specific instructions. I'm going to go for it and give your recommendation a try. I agree with your approach, I'm a go for it person myself. I was just disappointed yesterday after finishing and realizing what I'd done. Hopefully, it will come out okay!

Thanks @aStoutObserver and @Ole_Smoky - I may try that. Or, I may start over. Going to sleep on it and see. I appreciate the advice.

@aonghus Good call. I'm still new to all grain and learning. This was my sixth batch. Thanks for the suggestion.

That's what I was thinking. I guess I can bottle it and see. Just not sure it's worth the effort/time or if I should scrap it and start over. It was 1.03 and I should have been concerned then. Ugh, feel like I wasted the day. I don't get to brew often as I have three young kids. I know...

Okay, so I feel stupid posting this but I need your help. I picked up an American Amber Ale All Grain kit from Northern Brewer and brewed today. I thought I bought a 10 gallon kit, but realized after it was only a 5 gallon kit. I thought the amount of grain seemed small but I haven't...