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We shook the hell out of it and then took the OG reading, so I don't think the topoff water was much of an issue there.

Can you explain a little about the smack pack? Do you say this because we are really stressing the multiplication of the yeast, which will cause massive off-flavors?

I remember being able to click on the pictures of the magazine scan to see a clearer, larger image. I am no longer able to do that. What gives!? https://cdn.homebrewtalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16540&size=big&cat= I'm thinking of doing the RIS, but I can't make out parts of the recipe.

I'd say wait two weeks and do a reading.

It never blew off, but the tube is still in there. The krausen got pretty close but was still about 1.5 in. away from blowing out. I could probably replace it w/the airlock, but that would require more sanitation. And I'm lazy at the moment.

That's a gallon of apple juice from my Graff. Boom. Mhumm. I should probably be rhumm.

I guess I'm a noob. What do you need this for? Yeast starters?

Can we repitch another one Monday or is that poor form?

Alright. We're set and ready for blow off. Time to drink now.

We shook the hell out of it for a good 5 minutes. Also we used a smack-pack, which is a starter on its own, right?

Tried to make a Barleywine with a friend of mine tonight, and we need some advice on what to do from this point. 5 gallon 14lb LME Steeped around 155 1lb Crystal 55L .7lb Carastan 35-37L 2oz Magnum 14.4% 60 min 2oz Cascade 6% 30 min 1oz Centennial 10% 2 min 1oz DH The OG reading was 1.122...

Cascade hops I bought today. Didn't see an AA%. I'm guess it might have something to do with the 1060 on the package? 10.6%?? http://imgur.com/fNJ4t

Is there a quick way to recalculate this? I'm guessing I may need more hops due to more volume in the boil. I decided to go w/a 3gallon boil, along with around .25 gallons for the sparge. Thanks for the help.

Great, thanks for your help! I can do 4 gallons :)

The recipe calls for a 2 gallon volume for steeping and boiling. My question is: won't I be left with ~1 gallon of actual wort at the end of the 60 min boil? Am I really going to add 4 gallons of water to "top it off"? Recipe: American-Style Barleywine 5 gallons 12 lbs Light Malt Extract...

I am a spicy food addict to an insane degree. I eat chips with Tabasco. I squirt enough Sriracha on food to kill small rodents. I eat habeneros daily. I don't know what it is, but I have an intense craving for the heat. I seriously go through one of those huge, bulk Tabascos per week. I'm...

I agree with FH Steinbart, especially if you are in SE. Just beware, if you are new and have a few questions, you may get a little attitude. Overall though, it's a great store. Some of the guys there have been super helpful, some, on the other hand, have made me feel very awkward about being...

Ended a super stressful day at work tonight and went straight to the local Safeway because I heard they had Dogfish 90 Min. was on sale for ~$10 for the 4 pack. I haven't tried it yet and have been watching Brew Masters, so I was pumped to get home, unwind, pop a beautiful IPA brewsky, and watch...

Dannyboy, do you have a hydrometer?

That's definitely a worthy reason! :rockin: