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Yeah og was 1.040... same aeration techniques as usual. Hmm what to do... I suppose it would have been fine to leave the wort in the primary for another 24 hours if I did make a starter right? Throw some co2 in there to be safe...? I did think of it but I didn't have any dark malt extract and I...

So I made a batch of porter the other day and the smack pack took around 24 hours to swell an inch. I added it to the wort 2 days ago. Yesterday morning there was a tiny bit of activity and today there is about 3/4 of krausen on top. Im debating, leave it or get another smack pack because there...

Yeah I think that I'm going to put some of these technigues into practice if nobody else is having problems... This was my original concern because sometimes when you spray your stuff down the sanitizer balls up or what not and your not actually getting the contact time that is required for...

Did you do a full boil or just top the fermentors off?

It wont be any different then now Ill just have more volume. It will take about the same amount of time and Ill have twice as much... Guess I dont know what you mean??? I have or will have the means to store all the beer so why not make more? Ill still have 5 different types or more but ill have...

5 gallons just wont do anymore. Its just not enough. Im looking to invest a little, keg setups so I can say to hell with bottling, large fementing buckets or a demi john. The problem is I only have a 9 gallon brew kettle and even though Im looking to spend money on these other things I would...

Hmmm sounds good.... What is the pH might I ask? I have thought about using the same sanitizer over and over. I cant really see a problem with it. Testing the pH is a good idea that has never seemed to cross my mind. Silly me!

Yeah thats correct, I dont use any kind of cleaner period. Just good scrubing and a lot of rinsing with a jet bottle rinser for carboys. For syphons and hoses, once my buckets are clean and rinsed ill fill them a good portion of the way and then syphon that clean water through for 5 to 10 mins...

I just use a carboy brush and hot water... I havent had a problem I dont know..

I didnt know if anybody else has been getting away with this? I have never used any kind on cleaner or soap with any of my brewing equipment. I usually rinse everything when Im done with it like I have OCD, or maybe I have OCD ;) I havent run into any issues yet... I have been brewing for a...

even if it did taste fine and i bottled it would there still be enough viable yeast after all this time to carbonate?

alright i see what im working with.. have a feeling its not going to be good but..

I always here that you shouldnt ever pitch a beer but I guestion this. I made this brew months and months ago and never even switched it to the secondary. Its been haning out with some trub and a bunch of hops for about 6 months!! I recently moved and a buddy was sloshing it around and...

What do you mean by this?

Yeah thats correct, I didn't get enough boil off... Target OG was around 1.040-1.045. I think I ended up with about 1.035 give or take. I usually taste my beer when I rack it to the second so I have some idea of the diffrences and this one was definitly watery. I wasn't to surprised as much...

I can agree with that. Thanks for the help. I think im going to see how 4 oz does me. I have read that the stuff works pretty well, im not positive if I want to use the whole 8oz. Who knows I like thick beer.

that could contribute to seemingly watery beer?

nice so how much? 8oz? 4oz? im sure i depends on palate but what is average?

I brewed a belgien white not long ago and realized when I took a hydro I was really low on my goal OG. I realized my mistake right away. The recipe called for only a 30 min boil and I still used 6 gallons of water. When I racked it to the secondary I took a second hydro and emptied the sample in...

so when should you add malto-dextrin and how much