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the formula i use is [(OG – FG) * 1.05] / FG = Alcohol By Mass (ABM) ABM / 0.79 = ABV I've also seen (OG-FG)*131 = ABV They come out pretty close

can someone explain how to adjust for temp?

try your local craigs list too .... i was browsing mine the other day for beer/wine stuff and saw a bunch of people selling theirs, some new in box, some not.

well, i won't be using any LME, so.... thats why i was asking.

do the same late addition ideas apply to dme as lme?

OK, so here's the recipe i made up with beersmith for my up comming brew. i'm shooting for an oaked american ale, along the lines of oaked arrogant bastard, but i'm not trying to duplicate it, so as far as i can gather, i needed a high original gravity an high IBU's so this is what i came up...

well .... looks like i was wrong ... pilsner is hard to brew too ...

get her to try a pilsner first? my gf was a bud light kinda girl ... but when we went out i wouldn't let her drink bud light when she can get somethign better for the price ... pilsner urquell it is ... probably easier to brew too

Srsly .... your from cleveland and you have that as your icon/avatar? Puke.

If your fermenting in a carboy ... the easiest way to check temperature is with a stick on thermometer .... like the ones you would use for an aquarium. slap that on the side of the carboy, near the 2.5 gallon area so its right near the middle of your beer. thats what i use and no temp...

how long do you think it will take to ferment? there shouldn't really be a clearing phase or any racking necessary since you used fruit juice instead of actual fruit? i would think once fermentation is done it should be ready to bottle and not long before you can drink it

Nah, the closer one is Warehouse Beverage on Mayfield in South Euclid i wanna say?

ok, that sounds too good not to try.... recipe?

yeah ... think i'll stick with leeners for now.

ok, so i started this up on sunday, its now in a 1gal bottle, your directions said "Cover and set in warm place for seven days, stirring daily", i have been doing this but ... when you said cover ... did you mean airtight cover? i put the cap on, but not tightly so it would keep dust and stuff...

Akron is a little farther away, maybe 30 minutes. The 20 minute drive is to Leeners in Northfield. Pretty awesome store, you can buy buy everythign you need to make wine, beer, root beer, bubble gum ... all kinds of stuff. check it out. Fermented Foods You Can Make Yourself

the closer one is fairly busy, but not necessarily due to selling home brew supplies as they also sell beer and wine.

So i have 2 home brew stores i can go to. Store #1, about 2 miles away, hops are not refrigerated, sell for $2.59/oz, same hops i see see everywhere else vacuum sealed in the silver bag Store #2, about 20 miles away, hops are refrigerated and sell for $3.95/oz so the question is ... are...

ok, here's a question ... how do you guys apply your labels? i've seen something about milk, but i couldn't find it in a search? here's the label i made up for my brew thats gonna happen next week ....

ok, i read how to brew, and then figured out beersmith and converted my recipe into a partial mash .... so i got it all figured out i think. thanks everyone that provided useful input.