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I have been drinking microbrews and imports for 13 or 14 years. That's not bad since today is my 35th birthday. (People have called me a beer snob for much of my adult life. Though I can appreciate the time and place for a Miller or Coors. But never shall you place a Bud light before me)...

Ugh. iPhone autocorrect. I was at a brew event. I must have had a typo, but I definitely did not type Andrew.

I was at Andrew event for a local brew club. They were brewing a couple of batches for an upcoming beer fest. One of the guys was getting ready for the last hop addition at the end of the boil. He wanted to be precise on the time of the addition. So he took his phone out and swiped to unlock and...

Thanks everyone. Yes, the listed OG was 1.075. The reading I took was 1.061. I suppose it is because I didn't mix the wort with the top off water before I did the reading. Next time I will mix the wort near aeration then take the reading!

Hmmm I poured the 3 gallons wort into the primary with 2 gallons of bottled spring water. I then topped off with a half gallon more of spring water. That's when I took original gravity. Then I aerated the heck out of it and pitched the yeast. You are probably right. I didn't mix the wort...

Last weekend I brewed a Ruination Clone from an extract recipe in BYO. Their OG was listed at 1.075. Mine turned out to be 1.061. I followed the recipe except for one variation. It said to add the LME at the beginning of the 60 minute boil. But through research aand talking to the guy at my...