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I took a reading today and it's at 1.014...not quite at the 1.011 but it's close. Oh and it smells and tastes freakin amazing, the citra and amarillo really seem to go well with each other. I'm considering just letting it sit till Monday and then dry hopping for a week and then bottling...

Thanks Union. Well I'll take a reading today and see where it's out. Unfortunately I've got to go out of town tomorrow (Fri) to Monday so I've got to decide whether or not to dry hop tomorrow or just wait till I get back. There is no deadline for this beer and no reason to rush it aside from...

Thanks guys. I'll take a reading this evening.

Thanks duboman. Since it's bubbling twice a minute would it be too early for me to take a FG reading?

Haven't used that kit but "I was under the impression that age makes beer better" isn't true...unless maybe you're just talking about not fermenting too quickly. From a finished standpoint, IPA's = the fresher the better. IPA's don't age, they lose flavor over time....and fairly quickly at that.

So I made a pale ale about a week and a half ago, OG was 1.060 and after 11 days it's still bubbling every 25 seconds or so. How much longer should I wait before I take a gravity reading? Bubbles once a minute etc? Also this will be the first time I'll be dry hopping. It's currently sitting...

This is a really silly question I'm sure but I've only done a few 5 gallon extract batches. Each time I've boiled 3 gallons of wort and then topped up to 5 gallons in my fermenter. So when I read something like: Boil Size: 6.25 gal Post Boil Volume: 4.75 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal...

Amazing thread. Quick question though. I'll be doing a 5 gallon PM Zombie Dust clone, I'm still very new to brewing and have only done a few extract brews, I generally start off with 3 gallons pre-boil and then top up to 5 gallons in my primary once the wort is chilled etc. The recipe I'm using...

So with the partial mash....2.5 lb grains @1.25 quarts = 3.125 quarts which is roughly .78 gallons correct? I'm going to be doing a 3 gallon boil and then top it up to 5 gallon post boil. How much wort can I expect that 2.5 lb of grain to absorb?

Yup the Diacetyl rest is what made me not want to use the 1968 in the first place but I'm hesitant to use the 04 in this batch because I just made a Nut Brown Ale using the 04 and the stuff quit working for me and I totally missed the FG. Thanks for your help.

OK well that's good to know, one less thing to worry about. Is there a particular reason to use the 04 instead of the 1968?

Wait.......so the extract recipe is actually a partial mash recipe? Darn, I'm getting nervous about this. I just went out and bought all my ingredients for this but was under the impression I was steeping the grains for 45-60 minutes with a 20-30 minute FWH but I guess that's not the case? I...