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So conflicted on this. Can I / Should I open my primary fermenter to test gravity? I've got two very different batches happening right now and I am not clear if the style, gravity , etc matter. Ultimately, I'd like to understand the fermentation process a little more closely, learn the numbers...

now that you mention it, carafoam is supposedly supposed "to aid in creating better foam improvement, improved head retention and a fuller body"- well moving onward...sounds like i can't do much now. Just be more careful on the packaging. Maybe time will soften the sweetness , no idea

not really...it's a color i'm quite happy with and expected

it's the one stat i didn't write down...had to be about 2.5-3oz table sugar ...yes table sugar

Hi all - first all grain batch was tasted yesterday. Final consensus is that its way too carbonated, but also a bit too sweet. Initially i thought maybe i used too much priming sugar. On bottling day, I was quite pleased with the results and I hadn't felt it was too sweet when i tested before...

Just found this, and thought I'd ask - i realize this is an OLD post I'm new to the culture and just did my first batch. I was meticulous about respecting the needs of sanitation through my whole process. Yesterday was bottling day. With everything (bottles,caps, siphon,hose) starsan'd, I...

Bottling day is around the corner. I have almost enough bottles but I’m gonna be short. Any thoughts on me using a growler with a swing top like this one (see attached image)? I know most of us will probably say try it and find out but I was just seeing if anyone had experience.

I’ll resurrect my Facebook account and give it a shot thank you for your help @sixt3

ahhh. reverse osmosis

Thanks @RPh_Guy - what is RO? I forgot to ask, I've read that it can ruin the flavors of the beer. I don't plan to use the mbs for bottling only for brew day (will have the star san by then). Maybe I am overthinking the whole thing.

Hi all...waiting on my Star San delivery. However, my window to brew (aka free time for "dad") is days before that Star San arrival. I was given a bag of Sodium Metabisulphite by a local brewer wine maker down the road. A few questions in my head begin any brewers out there try this stuff? Is...

Hi all... I'm preparing to scale a recipe. I am aware of two online calculators that will do this in a click Brewer's Friend - Homebrew Beer Recipes, Calculators, and Forum Homebrew Recipes, Tools & Community | Brewgr However, I'm trying to discern if one of these has a bug, or if chemistry...

Hi all...looking for an all-grain shop here on the island or the Canadian defacto for shopping/shipping grains/hops/yeasts/ etc. I'm familiar with OBK and a few other east coast competitors, but is there something closer?...I'm far north (past Nanaimo), so shipping is unavoidable. Side note...