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I dropped my hydrometer last night when I was about to take my gravity reading before pitching. i saved my sample that I had taken post boil. will my reading be accurate if I measure this afternoon?

thanks for the advice everyone. I got a new regulator and that took care of it. The diaphragm was just stuck and wasnt letting the regulator hold pressure.

The tank was just filled. The high side gauge reads about 750ish. I think the diaphragm was just stuck. I tapped it with a rubber mallet lightly and it works correctly but I still dont feel confident with the quality of the product at this point.

thats kinda what I thought. I'm a mechanic/welder so between air and gas regulators I have plenty of experience with this kinda stuff. I've just never really seen one stick like that, so that when the pressure is backed all the way off it still will let it go up to 30psi. maybe the...

It's inside. I had everything pre chilled before I transferred to the keg. even with the keg disconnected, both air valves closed and the pressure adjustment knob backed as far off as it will go, it creeps slowly past 20psi

I recently bought a kegging setup with brand new regulator, tank, and lines. When I hook up to my keg, I have the regulator set on its lowest setting and the pressure just keeps climbing way past where I want it. I'm looking to hold in the 12psi area and it goes to at least 20-30. Is my...

Ok. so should I change my batch size to 6 gallons and just not worry about it? or still mash like I'm making a 5 gallon batch and check my OG then adjust as necessary after. I think I just answered my own question :) This is my first all grain batch so I'm not sure about my efficiency.

I wasnt paying attention to what I was doing at my local home brew store and I was getting my grain ready to mill when I realized I had added more than I needed for my 5 gallon batch. my recipe called for 11.5lbs 2 row, 1lb carapils, .5lb crystal 40, and .5lb wheat malt. Which by the recipe I...

Awesome. Thanks again. I really appreciate the help.

Ok thanks. How does brewing equipment change the recipe though? should I enter the recipe in originally with my equipment, then scale it down to 5gal?

I'm really new to this, so please forgive my simple question. I want to brew a batch of the san diego county session ale from stone/ballast/mcnair. I found the recipe and entered the ingredients in beer smith but the recipe I found is for 7gal of wort. I dont have equipment to make 7 gallons...