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I hope you're right, but if my sample is off I'd be surprised if the reason is insufficient mixing. To aerate the wort after topping and chilling I poured it back and forth between two sanitized buckets about fifteen times, so it's definitely not as though the top-off water was just sitting...

Unfortunately the nearest brewshop is about 60 miles away and the earliest I could get more of the same yeast I pitched is Saturday*. However, the LME I used (Mountmellick Stout) came with a packet of dry yeast that I didn't use. I'm assuming it isn't the quality of Wyeast, but still totally...

I just pitched and took measurements for my first batch of stout (extract). The recipe I used said the original gravity would be 1.060-1.064. I used a larger can of LME than the recipe called for (4.0 lbs instead of 3.3). The actual original gravity of my wort is 1.070. I pitched one 4.25oz...

I started brewing a few months ago and have done four brews, all extract. Have not observed a hot break with any of them. At first I was worried I was messing something up, but the three I've bottled have no issues with clarity, head or flavor. Any insights on why I haven't been getting...