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Just finished bottling a batch of oatmeal stout. When I tossed it in secondary last week the hydrometer was reading 1.010 which I thought was a pretty good FG. So I bottled the batch and tried the sample left over in the test cylinder.....it was waaaay overly sweet. So I took a new reading...

I boiled it again and used it. We shall see how I did in about 2 more weeks. Thanks for the replies!

That's a VERY good point. Why don't I just boil the stuff again? It'll kill whatever decided to move in.

Well priming sugar really. Was going to bottle yesterday so I boiled my priming sugar, covered the pot, and left it to cool. Also brewed yesterday which ate up all my time so I didn't get a chance to bottle. Soooooo the covered pot has been sitting on the stove since yesterday. Do you...

I brewed up the Northern Brewer PM-Oatmeal Stout (first time with PM and I likes it!) on Monday and was more than a little surprised at my OG. The recipe sheet predicts a OG of 1.049 but when I finished and took my reading it was 1.065 at about 80F. I mashed in a 2 gallon cooler with 5 quarts of...

Don't have plans drawn up yet; just thoughts. With the clogging issues you described I was pondering using a series of progressively fine filter screens. Or perhaps a false bottom over a pickup tube with SS braid over it. MAYBE a third line of filtering if needed. Would need two pumps...

So I'm kicking around the idea of building a HERMS system in the future and I had a thought/question: Would it be feasible to use a plate chiller (Therminator, Shirron, etc) as a heat exchanger in such a system? It seemed logical to me that if something could cool wort it could also be used to...

I'll have to pick up some Ph paper this weekend to see where I'm at. What should I be shooting for? Would adding more yeast nutrient sprinkled into the carboy yield any benefit? There are already 2 tsp onboard.

First time cider Used 5 gal of pasteurized gala apple cider with nothing except apples and ascorbic acid kicked up with 4 12 oz cans of apple juice concentrate with ascorbic acid. Rehydrated and pitched 1 sachet of Nottingham at around 70 f (this carboy doesn't have a thermometer on the...

I think I need to pick up another bottle of 6 of Tiny for...you know...research :). Been away from HBT but glad to read all the responses. EXCELLENT point on saving some room in the pot for adjustments on temp. I got a MAJOR upgrade on my brew gear for my birthday and now have a 12.5 gal pot...

How would you go about making your own? If I can avoid paying north of $6/lb that'd be a plus.

I'd also like to add that I'm shooting for an OG of around 1.100 or so :)

Why is that Bob? At 1.25 quart/lb I'd be using less than a gallon of water according to Can I mash It? the water plus grain would take up 1.2 gallons of space. I have a LOT left over so why not mash more? Grain is cheaper than LME or DME. If I mashed 8 lbs of grain that would use about 75%...

Thanks for all the feedback! My goal is to smash a belgian dark strong ale and a RIS together and make a baby. One of my very favorite commercial beers is Weyerbacher's Tiny so I'm trying to semi-clone it. I've never done PM or AG so it's good to know that I'm a wee bit optimistic in my...

Howdy, I only have a 4 gallon pot at the moment but I wanted to do something more complex with a partial mash recipe for a belgian imperial stout. Here's the recipe: Fermentables: To mash: 7 lbs Warminster Floor Malted Maris Otter 0.5 lbs English Black Roast 0.5 lbs Belgian...

I have three 16oz jars of water that I boiled and sealed as described in the yeast washing sticky. Was going to use them three days ago and took them out of the fridge but didn't end up using them and they've been on the counter ever since. Would these still be okay to use? None of their...

Here's a thought for the hive mind to dissect: Mashes at higher temps yield a thinner bodied but more fermentable wort (forgive me if I get these backwards) while mashes at lower temps yield a more full bodied but less fermentable wort. Would splitting the mash into two halves yield the best...

Tried another 12 oz test bottle last night.....yum. While it lacks the deep richness of my favorite BIS (Weyerbacher's Tiny) it is tasty. Next time I'm NOT freaking out over the OG and dumping wort (which I still kick myself for on occasion). There is a definite lack of layered bitterness and...

Cool, thanks! Into the fridge it goes :).

Hi all, So I was supposed to have a brew day today but that plan has been tossed on back burner. Made a starter 3 days ago like normal buuuuut I probably won't be able to use it for at least a week-week and a half. What to do? Can I decant the starter into a sanitized jar a la yeast...