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After two weeks I gave up on the hydrometer and bottled the beer. I made sure all the bottles are in a plastic toat so as to contain any beer blast. I figured if I ketp testing with my hydromter, there would not be any beer left to bottle. The lowest my hydrometer got was around 1.030. I've...

Thanks fellow fermenters! I've learned something today and that is good. If you have a favorite source for grains and or extracts, please pass it on.

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I was wondering if the DME and LME contain most of the sugar for a recipe/procedure such as this? Recently I attended a national learn to brew event. 4 guys had their all grain rigs set up. All had mash tuns. None of the guys used DME or LME to the best...

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Bill, Hope this link works. NorCal Brewing Solutions There is a link to their recipes. I have a copy of the procedure and it is pretty much complete. If you read my original thread you will see the specific questions I have about the procedure. The first is about the DME. The...

To better understand the brewing/beermaking process I've been reviewing several recipes. I have a question about the one I was looking at today. This is a Porter (Malt Extract Version). I obtained this from the NorCal website. Here is a list of ingredients. Ingredients List: ○ .5...

Your discussion of mash vs steeping helped a lot. Referring back to the chart, Malted Oats (near the top of the list) does not have a check next to Mash Required. They still list a yield and SG. Perhaps my question should have been what does the Mash Req field mean? Can malted oats be used to...

Greetings friends, I'm new to brewing so please excuse my lack of beer making knowledge. I was must reviewing a Malts Chart. Malts Chart - Home Brewing Wiki I have a few questions. There are two columns under potential yield. The left of the two is specific gravity and the right...

Greetings fellew fermenters, I'm not 10 days post starting my Brewferm Christmas beer. Here are records of my Specific Gravity Testing. Dec 2, 1.070 Dec 4, 1.034 Dec 7 1.030 Dec 10 1.033 Dec 12 1.031 Vicking Brew, who started this thread indicates he kept his brew in the...

Hi Vicking, I guess I'm the other newbee that chose this Christmas brew this year. I emailed Brewferm and recieved this email in response. Dear Sir, The SG should come to 1020. If it goes lower, no problem. But do NOT add sugar to go to 1020 again if this is the case, because...

I'm day 3 into my Brewferm Christmas Beer ferment. The starting SG has gone from 1.070 to 1.034. Several of you suggested fermenting until SG stabilizes. Brewferm indicates fermentation would be complete in 7-10 days. If I were to let fermentation go to completion, what sort of time frame should...

Thanks so much for the excellent photos and detail. I hope to put one of these together next year... this is just the info I need. Cheers, Paul

Vicking, I note that it was mid Nov that you started your batch. How did the recipe work out for you? Did you bottle straight from the fermenter or add sugar? I believe I will stick to the procedure and monitor the SG as closely as I can. I figure I'll contact Brewferm if I have problems. My...

It is corn sugar that I purchase. It looks like powdered sugar. So you're using plain granulated table sugar. Good to hear. Thanks for the feedback. Paul

Helibrewer, Your point is well taken. What I figure I will do is track the SG closely. If I fall below the 1.020 mark, I'll add additional sugar to bring the SG back to 1.020, the bottle. By the way, I did purchase sugar at my beer/wine shop. Do most of you use this, or do you ever use...

I just purchased one of these kits. This is my first stab at beer making. I am an experienced wine maker though. I've read throught the instructions, and it appears that the time to bottle is when the SG reaches 1.020. All the other kits that call for sugar to be added are finished at a lower...