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Thanks for the replies guys. I am brewing BIAB, i know what my OG should be but i am not sure how good is my efficiency as i am just starting with BIAB moving from extract. I just tried a 1.068 which turned out 1.062 so not too bad for the first attempt :)

Hi guys, I have one doubt you can probably help me with, i brew 1 gallon batches so wasting the sample for measuring the OG is something i want to avoid. I figured i can sanitize the testing tube and the hydrometer and pour some of the wort there after i finish transferring to my primary...

Thanks for the tips. To be honest, the idea of opening my primary two or three days in a row to check anything scares me a lot, all that oxygen!!! lol :eek:

Yes the two gallons are two different recipes, variations of the same Ballast Point Sculpin recipe actually. I have never tried moving to a secondary because i am afraid of oxygen exposure, i am still a newbie so i am taking one step at the time. The bad thing about brewing 1 gallon...

No those are my primaries. Why do you ask? Does it make a difference?

Thanks for the help. LOL, it has around 3 liters of beer on it, i have two 1 gallon fermenters and the other one is full, i am starting now so i like small batches in case i screw up :D

Guys, I have a 1 gallon batch i want to dry hop, but the problem is i had too much water evaporation during the boil and i chose not to complete with water, so my 1 gallon fermenter is not full. Since it is not full the surface which would be exposed to oxygen is larger than it should be for...

Well the idea of not buying yeast again just blew my mind! lol I will give it a try, i have lots of pasta sauce jars i can sanitize. So, here is my plan, since i will use my 1 gallon batch as a startup i will respect the pitching proportion and use one fifth or maybe two fifths of my...

Thanks for the replies. I was pretty sure the exposure to oxygen when i first open the yeast would damage it, since in the label it states it has never been exposed to environment and all! So the key is temperature, right? Exposing it to air will not do harm?

Hi guys, So i am preparing for my third batch this weekend but i have a question for you. I bought this "White labs California Ale Yeast wlp001" which is supposed to be used in a 5 gallon brew, but i am only brewing 1 gallon. The question is, should i just use all this yeast in my 1...

Thanks for the help guys, i brewed this recipe yesterday and so far it looks and smells good! Three questions thou: 1 - I did not strain the wort when i moved it to the fermenter, should i in the next batch? There is lots of hops sitting in the bottom. 2 - I have a hydrometer tube and i...

Thanks for the help. And how long into the boil would you put the corn sugar? Right in the beginning? At the end?

I an not quite sure if i am using it to boos the alcohol or for other reasons. Assuming it is for boosting the alcohol, end of boil would be after turning the fire off? Or like in the 10 last minutes of the boil? Sorry for the noob questions :)

Thanks for your help guys, i am reading everything i can for sure and i have lots to learn. So, the corn sugar would go into the boil right at the start of the boil with the DME?

Guys, i am new to brewing and i want to try this recipe this weekend, i already got the ingredients for what i think would be a 1 gallon scaling of this recipe. Could you please help me confirm if this looks like a 5 gallon recipe and what would you do to scale it to 1 gallon? Also, i am a...

Thanks, that thread will be very helpful. Now one thing i dont quite understand. When you say the corn sugar is for the end of the boil, it means i will actually add it to the boil? And not only use it to prime and bottle to create carbonation?

Hi guys, I plan on brewing this recipe this weekend but looks to me like this is a 5 gallon recipe and i will only brew 1 gallon. Can someone please confirm if i got this right and this is a 5 gallon recipe? It does not say anything in the original thread. Also, i could really use some...

Hi guys, I plan on brewing this recipe this weekend but since i am new to brewing i can't quite figure out the details here. I only have a 1 gallon starter kit, so i need to adapt this recipe since this is originally for 5 gallons, right? Also, if any of you could please describe the...