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The one on the right is still going though. Should I transfer a few gallons from the larger carboy to the smaller to jumpstart the smaller and get the gravity lower?

It's at 1.013 and tastes like a boozy stout

I brewed 8 gallons of beer 4 days ago, pitched the yeast and then put 5 gallons in a 6.5 gallon carboy and 3 gallons in a 5 gallon carboy. They both began bubbling in 12 hours and then 2 or 3 days later the 5 gallon carboy stopped. I'm going to check the gravity tonight via hydrometer. There's...

Yeah, I used a hefeweizen yeast. I like Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen so I thought I'd give it a shot but mine doesn't taste much like Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen.

Lol, not at all. I was confused thinking the hydrometer would tell me the AVB after fermentation. I knew something was wrong because I knew I didn't brew 1% AVB beer. :)

Thanks IslandLizard for the good info.

Ok thanks. I was really confused looking at the hydrometer post fermentation. I had the crazy idea that it was telling me my AVB. Ok my OG was 1.06 and FG is 1.01 so .05 X 131 = 6.5 AVB. Did I understand that correctly?

Yeah, maybe not. This is my 3rd brew. I think I need to switch to a new yeast. I just bottled 90 bottles of banana beer. I'm not really a fan of bananas.

Is the OG the only way to know what the AVB is?

I haven't. I'll do that. Thanks. :)

Forgive me, I'm brand new to brewing. I'm not sure what this means.

Thanks, I'm going to shoot for more body on the next batch.

The reason I ask is, my fermentation space is a constant, ambient, 66 degrees. How about Wyeast 1007?

5.5 gallons. Dark Ale. I don't care about AVB. I'm shooting for fullest body. :)

If I were going to make this with ale yeast, what ale yeast would be best to be more inline with the Ayinger Celebrator?

I'll definitely chevc that out, thanks. :)

My mash tun is 10 gallons. So just add pound of flaked oats for body?

For 5 gallon batch a brew, how much grist it too much? 15 lbs? 20 lbs? 25 lbs? Also, does adding several extra pounds of grist greatly improve the body of the beer?

Ok thanks. It will be interesting to see the color change over the next several weeks. :)

I've already bottled. Can I pop the tops and add it?