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Scut...the OG of the recipe shows as 1.071 for 5.5 gallons

How do I figure OG of added sugar? I took a recipe and had left over sugar, so I added about 3/4 lb. that was all the difference in the recipe I did.

Yeast makes a big difference. It would be beer. I would get a recipe.

You could turn on your AC...LOL I like what you are doing, good idea from this site.

Well...I brewed my 2nd all grain New Years, last brew of 2011. I think it is going to be high abv. I forgot to take an OG, but after 10 days it is still bubbling every 6 seconds. I was going to move to secondary, to let it clarify for a couple of weeks. I was scheduling this weekend, but think I...

Not to bottle to early.

Thanks Bry...I figured the yeast had eaten as much as they could. By my figures he is at 3.9%. Correct me if I am wrong, but I advised to leave it in the carboy at least 2 weeks from start of ferment.

Have a friend that has started brewing. He bought a kit it is a dark ale. Right now it is at 3.96 abv. He wants to bring it up to let's say 5-6 abv. He is telling me the OG was 1.050 , 5 days later 1.020. I know he should take another reading, but think the kit only called for 4 abv. Can it be...

I have 2 questions on yeast... 1. I built a stir plate and it works good. The question I have is, on what I heve read, it sounds like the yeast should ferment on the stir plate. It has been 24 hours, and I have a airlock on the starter jar. I have not see the airlock burp once. Is this...

The OG shows to be about 1.071, recipe calls for 1.25lb sugar as well, was thinking of adding a little more.

I do all my brew in a dark closet, try to keep it as cool as possible. :-)

I have a question on yeast. I have been doing Belgian style on my first 2 brews. 1st one was a partial mash, the last one a all grain. I have been using WLP500 yeast. I want to try a westy 12 all grain. I wAs thinking, since it seems to be a big calling for 19.69 lb grain for a 5 gallon batch...

It has only been a couple of days. 1.5 lb wheat. Looking back at pics of my other brew, it was a silly question. The first brew cleared up to a very nice color. 1/2 of it was Christmas gifts.

I have a question...on this brew I tried my first first all grain. The brew looks pretty ugly, like muddy water. Is this normal and will it clear up or should I name it Dirty Water? LOL

Wise words...I will try the mesh cloth. Sounds like a good idea. And as for the OG. I never used it before, just like to know the alcohol content. This is only my 2nd brew, I did some box brews 15 years ago. I will learn the efficiency,

I like this site very much. Very helpful members, thanks all. Doing the yeast starter was a great thing. Learning so much. I saw how much head room I had and went with the blowoff tube first thing. The ferment is so active. Wert was VERY sweet. It should be good. Now I need to redesign my tun...

Hello...this is my 2nd brew. I did an all grain and had some minor problems with my mash tun. My question is, I pitched my yeast starter cake last night. The brew has started fermenting. It can not be more than 9 hours as I pitched about 9 hours ago and fermenting is slow. Can I take the SG now...

Taste isn't bad at all. Next time I will use a tad less hops, seems a little bitter, but not horrible. I think it has a nice after taste, grew on me quick. Think it is still a little green, tastes a little planty. Not bad for my first try at it. I brewed like 4-5 kit beers 15 years ago and this...

Well...here is what I have. My OG was about 1.070, wasn't sure how to read it but it was close to 1.070. Tonight I have 1.010 for sure. By what I read on calculating the ABV I came up with, around 7.86 ABV. Darker than I wanted, but nice brown, with a kind of copper hue.