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Thanks for the reply. I'm using a "TILT" so that's how I know the gravity. Of course, that doesn't mean that the reading is accurate. I will find out in two weeks when I take a real reading with my hydrometer. I'm going to bump the temperature in the meantime.

Thank you. I will do that.

I recently brewed a Texas Cream Ale with the following ingredients: 1 LB Texas Malt 2 Row 8 oz 6 Row Malt 1.5 LB Flaked Corn 0.25 oz Sterling Hops, @ 10 minutes 0.75 oz Sterling Hops, @ 50 minutes 5 LB Pilsen Light LME Dry Yeast - SafAle US-05 OG should be 1.050 FG should be 1.008 I...

Thanks for the replies on this subject. DuncB, I like your statement "we are not making beer". That kinda puts things in perspective.

How important is it to boil all the water that will be used to make my first Apple Cherry Cider? The instructions say to boil 1 gallon of water and dissolve 2 lb of dextrose, add to fermenter once it is cooled then top up to 6 gallons. Should the top up water be boiled also? I'm using RO...

I use the 15 minute default. The jagged lines in your graphs are probably due to larger swings in temperature in your fermenter.

I love my Tilt and have not had an issue (yet) like what you described but I agree with myndflyte. It makes sense. The attached picture is from my last brew and has been my typical experience using my Tilt. You'll notice a slight increase in temperature near the end as I purposely increase...

Thanks for the fast reply. That's what I was thinking.

I have a Red Ale that has been in the fermenter for five six days now. I'm using a Tilt Hydrometer and reached my target FG of 1.010 two days ago and it hasn't changed. I'm still getting bubbling in my blow off about once a minute. Since it appears that the fermentation is complete are the...

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I'm assuming these parts are SST. That being said, SST pipe fittings are notorious for galling when not assembled with an appropriate coating such as loctite 567 pipe dope or Nickel-impregnated teflon tape or both. Having worked in the nuclear power industry for thirty years where SST pipe and...

Got it. Thanks

Question: Is there any correlation between a high OG (1.076 vs 1.052) and efficiency? All Grain Newbie

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The total volume in the kettle is what I transferred to the fermenter (4.25 gallons). I started the boil with 6.5 gallons. I didn't think my boil.off was going to be that high. I like the idea of eliminating the sparge all together so I'm going to look for a bigger kettle.

Thanks very much for the reply and the terminology correction. It will help in future post to be on the same page. As soon as I dumped the second running I knew I made a mistake. As a followup question, what is the I'll effect of a high OG other than higher alcohol level? Thanks again

Today I did my first All Grain BIAB. I've done ten extract kits with no problems. This brew was an All Grain London Porter BIAB as follows: 5 gallon batch 1.054 Target OG GRAINS/MALTS 9 lbs 8 oz of American 2 row malt 6 oz Black Barley 4 oz Black Patent Malt 4 oz Chocolate Malt 4 oz Midnight...

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Lol, I've never had a problem so in my opinion it's worth the risk.