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Just guessing - if you take a gravity reading just before adding the fruit and then after the addition (allowing some time to mix) you could add the difference to your SG. I suspect that you might still come out a little low, as there will be a some sugar in the fruit that won't make it into...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to follow up on this thread; on Tuesday I had gently stirred the beer with my beer thief and swirled it a bit, but as of yesterday evening I had only seen a drop of 2 points of gravity over the last two days. So this morning I used the handle of my brewing spoon to...

I got almost no trub, peel or spices in the fermenter; I've got a ball valve on the boil pot that did a pretty good job of keeping it separated from the wort when I filled the carboy. Thanks for the advice, I'll keep an eye on it, and hope the yeast finishes its job.

Yes, I'm planning to keg and force carb it. I had hoped to do that some time this week, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen until well into next week. I can't hurt the beer if I screw up on the force carbonation, can I? Worst case is that it's too flat and I leave it home to...

Hi all, Brewed my second batch of beer, a Wit (AG, based on Brewing Classic Styles' "Wittebrew" recipe,) about 11 days ago and was expecting it to be a bit further along than it is. My mash wasn't very efficient, my OG was 1.043 where the recipe's target was 1.049, so I added 1 lb of boiled...

Hi all, Started my first all-grain batch today, and I forgot to use 1/2 campden tablet to clean up my tap water before I added it to the mash. Can I add it to my wort before boiling, or would I be better off skipping it at this point? Thanks.