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It's that time of year again!! Great Lakes will be releasing Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale soon so I decided to clone it since it is my favorite beer of theirs. Website says it had 2 row, special roast, and crystal 77 for grain. Hops are simcoe and cascade. Looked for a clone for a while and didn't...

Update- beers turned out ok, a little sweet, so no bottle bombs. Sacrificed one to check fg and only saw a 1 point difference so looks like maybe I didn't pitch enough to complete fermentaion. I

UOTE=Qhrumphf;6963885] Just to confirm, you are reading the FG with a hydrometer, and NOT a refractometer, correct? Correct, measuring with a hydrometer. I didn't think to look at the package date on the yeast, so that could be it. before I had a glass thermometer, but broke it and bought...

Correct, measuring with a hydrometer. I didn't think to look at the package date on the yeast, so that could be it. before I had a glass thermometer, but broke it and bought one from my hbs. Maybe get a better one Takes me to my next question. what to do when my fg is high when I measure it...

Ferment in room set at 68. Highest temp I saw on my thermometer strapped to the carboy was 72. I place the thermometer in a ice bath before I brew, but have never actually needed to adjust. Hydrometer floats at 1 in water. Only checked fg once, in my bottling bucket. I will keep and eye on the...

Hello all, Bottled a pale ale today after 3 weeks in primary and the FG came in high at 1.020, from an OG of 1.050. Typical few days of good bubbling through the airlock, then dropped off. 9 lbs UK pale and 1 lb US Victory, with white labs California ale yeast. Any ideas on how my FG could...

So I have had an ipa sitting for a few weeks now and it is great out of the bottle. Im concerned whether I should put it all in the fridge or let it sit in the box in the basement where is subject to temp fluctuations. Maybe 65 to 75. So I guess my question is should I chill all the beer, or...

Will my beer have the same clarity and crisp taste if I don't secondary ferment? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Home Brew mobile app

So my primary fernation is almost complete on a red ale and I am wondering about secondary fermentation temperature. I have held my primary at about 65 F. I would like to move it down to the basement which sits around 60ish. Would doing this hurt my batch? I figure most active conversion happens...

Thanks in advance for replys. I have done a few extract brews to get familiar with the process and I feel comfortable going to all grain. I would rather make a tun as to buying one, and here's my plan. Using a rectangle cooler and can remove to spigot and attach a stainless one instead. From...