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I brewed my first batch (AG) on Saturday (2/12). My thermometer was faulty so my preboil SG was only 1.036 (target 1.056) and my OG was 1.046 (long boil; target was 1.060). The final volume was 4.5 gal (target 5.25 gal). The beer is a porter (Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald clone). I'm wondering...

No kidding about the thermometer. When heating the strike water I actually said to my girlfriend, "Wow, this doesn't seem that hot. I guess my intuitions must be off, it IS a digital probe thermometer." How much corn sugar should I have added?

First, slight caveat. I have helped a friend brew twice (one AG, one extract), so this was the first brew day by myself. If you're willing, please read through and comment/critique my technique. I ordered the Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald clone kit from AHS. Edmund Fitzgerald is easily my...

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