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Something like this situation? (From a refractometer app)

A few random thoughts: No harm from making a starter, double pitching, or warmer temps. All these should enhance fermentation speed and vigor, not hinder it. Nothing you did should mess up the quality to a significant degree either. So around 3 days at 1.040? Monday to Wed? That is odd but...

That sounds amazing!

I am trying to make a fluid transfer tool using a plastic Y connector and some lengths of hose. My hose is 8mm ID. I see connectors listed with 7.2mm or 8.8mm ID. My fear is that going from 8mm to 8.8mm tube, even for a couple inches, might create a frothy chamber that oxidizes or agitates...

Thanks for that info! Great to learn from someone with so much experience. I've got my recipe down to where I think it's perfect--clear, tastes great, happy with my yeast choice, etc-- but the low carbonation is the only thing I'd like to improve. And really it doesn't bother me too much, but...

I wanted to update now that I have some batches to compare. The cider I bottled 9/18 performed typically, very low carb level. I compared that to a brown ale bottled 10/10, which is quite tight in the plastic bottle, as usual. Both are primed to 2.6 vol CO2 using a calculator. I included...

I always use an app that claims to do it for me. The Brix reading itself (what the instrument says) had risen between checking the primary and racking into another bucket. I think I'm going to chalk this one up to the sample I drew from the very top of the liquid--must have been some...

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This is my go to recipe. Great for cheap and lazy brewers like me. I am posting the recipe after 15+ brews across several variations. If you want to try something easy and a bit different, this one is dead simple. I add Hibiscus for some floral notes and perceived sweetness/tartness, and...

I'm hopeful that time will heal all faults. :) I also wish I could wave a magic wand and see exactly how many IBUs my process created, I'm so curious.

I bottled yesterday and took a tall glass to sample. I do not have a very sophisticated palette, but I will do my best to describe the experience. One thing I noted was an obvious sort of sheen on the top of the fermenter, perhaps from the all the hop oils. 5.6% ABV. 1. The beer needs to...

Just a curious question here. Made a hoppy brown ale with extract and a little steeping grains, using some random "US Ale" yeast (I think it's comparable to US-05). OG 12.8 Bx/ 1.052. Took some gravity readings and got a steady 5.5 brix for three days. Decided to bottle at day 16. That day...

Thanks for all the replies and even doing some math on my behalf! I will definitely report back with my perceived bitterness in a few weeks' time.

I have seen a few, but thanks for your offer to share. If you have a favorite, I'm always interested in more! I liked the Brulosophy series, and the Basic Brewing series' takes on the idea so far. I'm certainly working on figuring out a version that works best for me (so far, it's been...

Thanks a lot for that link! I'm basically doing variations on the partial boil method my LHBS offers. I like any chance to minimize the size or length of my boil, especially if others have tried it and know it works. Thanks for this info. I was able to go from heat on to cooled beer in about 2...

Yes I had intended for around 30 or 40. A hoppy ale. But my mistake turned this into a hop extraction experiment. It actually might teach me to start thinking more in terms of IBU instead of mere quantities, which is how I sort of approach the hop steps. But 1 oz of hops is not always the...

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That's really fascinating. And some good leads for my own further explorations. Thanks for sharing that info!

Hi, I think I may have made my amber ale much more bitter than I intended. Can anyone shed light on what I am going to get? My plan was to steep some grains and add LME to make a quick brew day instead of doing a mash. My steeping grains were a very small addition of pale malt and carapils...