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My Brewers Best Imperial Pale has been in plastic 6.5 gal primary fermentation bucket for 3 weeks. Today I added a couple ounces of Chinook to the beer, still in the primary bucket. I am planning on bottling 6 days from now but want to make sure my next series of events are ok. Today added...

It's big because it's an Imperial pale ale, not a pale ale. A week for dry hopping, got it. Jay

Ok, I'm at 3 weeks in primary bucket. I have taken hydrometer readings and I got consecutive readings of 1.021. I think this places this somewhere in the neighborhood of 8.8 ABV since the OG was 1.089. Should I let this sit for another week before adding then hops for dry hopping? Or dry hop...

@erich8 - I thought I read somewhere that you should try to let it clear up before dry hopping, but I could be mistaken. I'll probably also go with my hops in a sanitized hop bag and toss it on top and let it do it's thing. @RMMN - I wish I would have primaried In my glass carboy so I could...

Thanks for starting this tread. I too will be dry hopping, probably in about 10 days (3 weeks in primary) assuming my hydrometer readings confirm the fermentation is finished. In my case I am using a 6.5 gal bucket so how will I know when my beer has cleared enough to dry hop? Is is just...

Thanks for starting this tread. I too will be dry hopping, probably in about 10 days (3 weeks in primary) assuming my hydrometer readings confirm the fermentation is finished. In my case I am using a 6.5 gal bucket so how will I know when my beer has cleared enough to dry hop? Is is just...

Thanks for the feedback! I have a mead that I made 3 months ago and I was taking a gravity reading for that, so since I had that stuff out and sanitized I decided to take a sample of this ale for a reading/taste. Reading was 1.022 which means this beer is at 8.5% ABV now. I don't really...

Thanks for all the helpful info. I took a reading this afternoon and it was 1.005. According to the hydrometer's corresponding ABV this is at about 13% now. For being 3 months young I thought it tasted really good, and so did the wife. She was surprised. Since the reading was at 1.005 am I...

My beer has been in primary bucket for 9 days now. At 14 days I will take an SG reading and then again the next day and see how fermentation is coming. Airlock activity has certainly slowed, but I know SG readings will tell all. So next question: once fermentation is complete, should i...

It's coming up on 2 months since my last post. I have not touched the mead. It still sits in it's glass carboy, wrapped in a towel. I am approaching 3 months since I started this mead. It is not really clearing and I would like it to. I have read about Bentonite and am considering using some...

Was your in primary for 4 weeks because it took that long to finish fermenting? Or were you just keeping it in there longer to help let things settle? I just looked at the BB Imperial Blonde ale and it looks good too. Let me know how it turns out. Jay

I have a thin bottomed stainless steel stock pot as well, the 20qt pot from Brewers Best. And like you, I have an electric stove with the large burner being around 7.5" diameter while the base of the brewing kettle is probably around 12-13". Just brewed my first batch two days ago and it was no...

16 hours after pitching safale US 05 (dry, right from packet) I was expecting to see activity in the blow off tube. I was thinking I might have a problem with the yeast and having not made a starter I was worried. I replace the blow off with the air lock and it was indeed bubbling. At 18 hours...

Had a friend over this morning and did my first brew. I did Brewers Best Imperial Pale Ale http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/New%20BB%20Recipes/1045%20Imperial%20Pale%20Ale%20Recipe.pdf I did make a couple of modifications though. First, I added the 6.6 LME at around 10 minutes remaining...

I'll be brewing my first batch this Wednesday, using the Brewers Best Imperial Pale Ale kit http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/New%20BB%20Recipes/1045%20Imperial%20Pale%20Ale%20Recipe.pdf I have 4oz of chinook in the freezer that I would like to use instead of, or in addition to the Columbus...

GreenBush http://www.greenbushbrewing.com/index.htm Being a west Michigan guy, it's hard not to go with Bells or Founders, or New Holland for that matter, but Greenbush is putting out some great beers, standards thru lab batch specialties. Have not had a dud yet.

Bell's "This One Goes to 11" has done a fair job of kicking me in the arse on two separate occasions now. So smooth and refreshing for an 11+% brew. Love this beer!

I have the Brewers Best Imperial Pale Ale ingredient kit http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/New%20BB%20Recipes/1045%20Imperial%20Pale%20Ale%20Recipe.pdf that I will be brewing this weekend, my first brew. I've been helping out a hobby hop farmer this summer and have about 4oz of his Chinook...

I actually added a water/honey mix (probably like 10:1 ratio) to fill it up to near the neck. Now to let it sit for probably 5 or 6 weeks to clear, then hopefully bottle it. Thanks again, Jay

Update & question... I racked again, to get it off of the sediment in the bottom of the carboy. I was not greedy when siphoning so now that it's in another 5 gallon glass carboy I am a little short of it being filled up toward the neck. I would guess maybe a quart shy. Do I leave it and just...