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Went ahead and added the sugar tonight. My measured gravity today was 1.006. You weren't kidding when you said 3711 was a work horse! I couldn't help it and sneaked a taste from my gravity sample and it is well on its way to being an amazing drink. Thanks ChshreCat, lots of good karma to you!

It looks like the yeast has started to slow down but it's only been about 5 days since brew day. I roused the yeast a bit and am waiting to see if the activity picks up. The first 3 days it was chugging along like a machine with plumes of yeast moving around the fermenter. The yeast now is...

Thanks for the advice ChshreCat, I placed the fermenter in a waterbath for temperature stability and it's chugging along quite nicely today. I didn't sparge with enough water because I thought I had TOO much water in my boiling pot. I ended up with 3.5 gallons when I poured from my kettle and...

Hey All, This is going to be my first brew. I'm a newcomer to the world of home brewing and have been doing my homework the last couple of weeks. I've read J Palmer's How to Brew and have been watching a lot of videos via youtube on people different takes and tips on brewing. I'm a big fan of...