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I wanted to report back as well. I used the recipe for the sugar #5 and came up what I thought was some really dark candi sugar and it had a lot of great dark fruit flavor that we talk about with this stuff. I brewed it up into a Westy 12 clone, but unfortunately, it seems to have lightened up...

I used this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/20-lb-of-sugar-and-a-jar-of-yeast-nutrient.114837/ Made Sugar #5, see pic here:

QUOTE="RM-MN, post: 8225814, member: 65803"]Here's the quickest way to make your beer darker. Pour it into a glass instead of the [hydrometer sample tube. The beer absorbs light and less light will make it through the larger quantity of beer. In your carboy it should be quite dark for that...

Hey folks, so I racked my Belgian Quad into the secondary today. A couple of things. 1.) Flavor is great, but right now tastes like a boozier (yet smoother) version of my Cuvee clone (Belgian Golden Ale) 2.) Color did not come out as I intended. See pic. 3.) The hydrometer sample tasted much...

Agreed. I stopped being scared of the tannins myth right quick!

I'm a 3g Brewer myself, and the problem with 3g carboys is there's not enough headpsace for krausen and whatnot, even with a blowoff. I brew in 5g carboys for primary and in the rare chance I do a secondary, I don't sweat the extra headspace. I know a lot of people who don't sweat this either...

I have the same stuff and I don't think it's the same as reflectix. I think that Amazon stuff is just foil covered bubble wrap.

I fretted about this before starting BIAB. However I decided to try the true BIAB method and go no sparge. After my first and second ever BIAB and AG brews, a 7.1 ABV Belgian gold, and a westy 12 clone 1.093 OG, I've hit my numbers exactly and no longer give two poops about sparging. I squeeze...

I think these 5 aren't sealed the best. I'll definitely still drink them.

That's kind of what I was thinking. They'll have some exposure to oxygen, but not a ton.

I noticed that yesterday too. I must have capped them sideways just slightly. I wonder if these beers are effed or if I can fix them...

Too pretty not to share. https://photos.app.goo.gl/ulBbkrMefQ23u1qt2

PS. I caved and tried one tonight. It's carbed pretty good already. Taste is going to be great once it mellows. It's a little boozy smelling now but no harsh flavors. Should settle down nicely.

Dudes, it looks like an air leak. I have about 5 with lacing or foam. I sprayed with star San and it started to bubble under the cap. https://photos.app.goo.gl/dZCSUuuLG1Kkhhvz1 https://photos.app.goo.gl/Jx1EHNVu8m3Wt1is1

Yep, I agree boys, seems like you need a control to compare your more mature bottles to. For science. I keg too, but one of these is a Belgian Cuvee Des trolls clone, and the other a Westy 12 clone, so I wanted to bottle for aging sake.

I will definitely report back, I'll take some pics too...all for the love of science and beer :)

Sounds like a plan, man.

That's a freakin' lie, I'm probably gonna crack one just for funsies.

I do the same thing!! Love tasting my gravity samples. I don't think that's quite fair. This hobby is intimidating to new brewers and with so much information and advice, people just want reassurance that their hard work is gonna be as good as they expect it. I get it, it's only 1 beer, but...

From everything I've seen and read, it's hard to not hit your OG using an extract kit unless you overdilute. You can take the OG listed on the recipe and compare it to the FG to see how close you've gotten.