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I was a little aggressive on adding top-off water for a partial mash, partial boil. Added water to get to 5.5 gallons (Instead of the instructed 5 1/8 gallon). The target OG was 1.55, and I measured 1.49 (Corrected). Would 1/2 gallon extra top-off water lower the SG by that much? TIA

+1 this is a good one....I sampled a few, 3 weeks in. A little hop bite at the beginning - few more weeks in the bottle should take care of that. Also my 1st partial mash

inre washing the glasses...same as always, my other beers hold the head all the same. damdaman -- maybe the extract thing holds water, that's why the recipes I saw used vanilla bean, I thought they were just being fancy. Of course I didn't have any beans lying around

I made a Winter Warmer and its been in the bottle since 11/14/09, and it is fully carbonated; however the head goes away immediately and is more reminiscent (and sounds like) the fizz from a pop (or coke or soda depending on where you live). I even used fancy one way bottles obtained from my...

I can boil the water before I use it, this will evaporate the Cl? I would also precipitate the Alkalinity?

Here is the WQ report from my water supplier (Butler County OH - BCDES) ---From the Website, not a sample at my house---- Total Chlorine---- 0.74 mg/l pH---------------9.1 S.U. Fluoride----------0.98 mg/l Total Alkalinity--- 64.3 mg/l n Total Hardness---135 mg/l (7.8 gpg)...

Oh yeah, its still in the Primary :mug:

Hey all, I popped the lid to take a sample w/ my wine thief and expected the krausen to have fallen. The SG is around where i think it should be (OG: 1.054 FG should be 1.013-1.016); but that will be confirmed when I bottle. Plan on leaving it in for a total of 14 days before bottling. I am...

Doesn't the Ph level of fermenting beer reach such a level as to inhibit bacteria shortly (day) after fermenting begins?

I am a newer brewer (on 5th batch right now) and have used twistys as well as pop tops with a wing capper. Of course I prefer the pop tops, but I have not noticed any consistent problems from any twisty bottles I have used. YMMV. The twistys have a flat surface at the bottle mouth, as opposed to...

That was my 1st kit I made. I let the bottles condition for 3 weeks or so, then stored some in the fridge. I also stored some in an un-insulated closet. They improved greatly with age. I think Alt is a hybrid style that you can ferment as in Ale (the kit comes with Ale yeast IRRC) and lager in...

Use the snow with water in your sink/tub

Oh yeah, I have been there quite a bit already:ban:. I asked for the gift card to AHS b/c it could be ordered online (E-Z), and they get great reviews

My In-laws got me a $50 card to AHS :cross:, so I am fixing to order 2 kits. The seemingly popular AHS Bavarian hefe and the AHS Promotional Karankawa Pale Ale. I am in Cincnnati 1) Due to equipment limitations (one primary) I will have to wait 3 weeks to brew my second batch. I don't care...

I'm looking to get a nice hefty goblet, plain, to get engraved... If I were to look in a traditional "brick and mortar" store, which ones have the best selection of beer glasses mugs, etc. Bed bath Beyond and/or Target don't cut it. Jungle Jim's in the Cincy area had a nice selection, but no...

I had trouble starting my siphon to rack my cooled wort to the primary, mainly b/c I was trying to keep a kitchen strainer attached to it. I usually fill the tube with water to get the siphon going, but i my haste I used my mouth, I got a mouthful and it took my by surprise, so i spit it in the...