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Haha RDWHAHB is right. Starting to get some action in there. Whew! I guess I was just thrown off because every Ale ivudone so far (4) has kicked off within an hour of pitching. This one took 7 hrs so the extra few hours made me wince a little. Yeast was new in a bag from Austin Brewing Wyeast...

Hi all, I’ve got about 4 batches under my belt, I’ve always seen violent activity in my primary after only a few hrs. But not this time. I only brew Ale thus far and since this one isn’t kicking off I’m scratching my head. OG was 1.050 on a Citrus Pale Ale. Wyeast 1272. Just strange that...

Thank you both! Did some more reading and I clearly see that the refracto is not the quick and easy I thought it was. I’ll work on the correction factor and all but my big take-away was post ferm refracto readings need attention. Thx!

Oh wow. Ok, so I can use the refracto before ferm and I guess I should use my old hydrometer for during and post fermentation?

Ah I see. The reading should be taken with the refractometer before starter ferm. I did that and it read about 1.025. So I guess it dropped that much in the past 24hrs. Guess I’m ok ...

Hi all, First starter from harvested yeast, pulled a reading from the starter (pulled from thin wort/beer ontop the slurry or yeast cake). Anyway, it reads 1.015 on the refractometer. I know it should be more like 1.030 so I'm low. Do you think I'll have a problem getting the beer fermentation...

No sorry's necessary! All this is good info for me! :yes: Yep, for BIAB I'm using all the water upfront and in the first step. And noticing how much room I still have in my kettle got me thinking that I would sure like to yield more than 3 gallons next time. Between the brew time and the...

Hey LittleRiver, since I've kinda gotten off topic, mind if I PM you to get some specifics on your 5 gal batch? Thx.

Even as a rookie I thought the same thing. Books that I’ve read say that too high a temp would essentially shut it all down and limit fermentation big time. But I wanted to follow the Northern Brewer recipe to the letter until I feel competent enough to deviate. I will say that the temp dropped...

Good to know that 8-10 is too much. That’s what I thought as well. I’ll be insulating from here out for sure!

That’s a great idea - lol. Yep propane bottle and a tall burner like a turkey fryer. I like the height so I can just open the spigot and fill my carboys. Now I just have to figure out how to get the most out my 15gal. kettle. Been researching if I should alter biab all grain recipes or not...

Thx Wilser. Simple solutions sound like a good idea to me. No need to further complicate - lol. I’ve been making wine now off and on for a few years. Had some mild success and learned a lot about the chemistry of alcohol and brewing but the beer is definitely much more complicated. Looking...

Thanks RM for that response! Lots of good info there for a rookie. My temps didn’t drop much but maybe 8-10 degrees. So I think insulation on the kettle would prevent me from firing up the burner again. Thx!

Hi all, got 3 batches behind me. 2 BIAB and 1 extract. So still very green! Following my latest recipe, I place my grain bag in the kettle at 165 degrees F and allow the wort to come down to 153 degrees F. Im supposed to kill the burner to let it rest for 60 min. Question: Should I relight...