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I will be brewing an imperial IPA est. OG of 1.080. I will be using 6 lbs of LME and 2 lbs of DME (and some brown sugar). It will be a partial extract with 2 lbs of pale malt. I was thinking of doing a late extract addition (possibly the DME and a pound or two of LME) at about 30...

or you could make a gallon, poor a little into the spray bottle and keep the gallon container (milk jug) under your sink.

I have about 6 5 gallon batches under my belt. All have reached their targeted final gravity, and all have begun fermenting within 12 hours. I have used the Wyeast Smack Packs and my OG's have been b/w 1.054-1.070. NO starter used My last batch was planned to be a 1.074 OG but due to poor...

Wow. That is just short of no fermentation based on that reading...Is it accurate? Was you hydrometer clean (I don't know what would keep it that buoyant..soap?) Was your yeast viable? Were the sugars fermentable (high temp might make them less fermentable, but at 155 you aren't even close...

In my limited exerience (4 batches) 1. The auto-siphon is a must. I tried to rack my batch the "old fashioned way" with a little whiskey in my mouth and lost my siphon every minute. It was miserable. I also gagged on the whiskey/beer once. 2. Height is your friend! I now use a 8 foot...

Here's what I have done: 1. rinse out the carboy as best as possible. Warm water. Swirl, dump. 2. Place a wash cloth inside and fill about 1/4 full with water and swirl, shake, turn. If you turn upside down the water will not come out due to being plugged by the towel. Swirl, and swirl...