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How is this possible? I took a refractometer reading right after cooling and checking for the right volume (72F) It was at 1.036 while my OG was supposed to be around 1.45 with 74% efficiency (average I get). I started mixing the whole thing very hard. Took another one and same thing... I...

Maybe try to explain to her the chemistry behind every brew and show the difference in the ingredients you use..? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Wait for it and make sure the beer is in a sanitized environment Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Its very hard to say... Some yeast will do 50% of the job in 2 days compared to others 10% or not even. All depends of the fermentation temperature, the lag time, the yeast strain etc. In your position I would either prime half than what you put in the first time or leave it for secondary...

I am pretty sure they will fall to the bottom of the fermenter. So no you don't need to do extra work to take it out. I could be mistaken though Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Exactly! Thats whats important! Never say to a girlfriend she is right haha Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I think the recipe book you have uses a way higher efficiency than the one you have. You basically have 2 options. First, add more grains to the recipe to compensate the lower efficiency. Second, maybe you are missing something while mashing or you are low on equipment. It could be the...

Bottle bombs come from a very bad distribution of priming sugar in a solution or way too much sugar added. If you mixed the priming sugar well enough you are good to go no worries. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Well i buy used bottles at the supermarket. Then I rinse them with hot water with a "dual washer" (20$) you can search on ebay, amazon or any homebrew store. Then I put them in a bath with soap for a few hours/days doesnt matter. Then rinse them with water to take all the soap out. After this I...

Why risk it? The time you put in doing it worth more than the ingredients! I would buy new stuff Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I bought a bottle of star san for 30$ (32oz) and I still have about 28oz after a year! Works great. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Most brewer would say that reading the same gravity 2 or 3 days in a row means the end of fermentation. Sometimes the beer will be still bubbling after that but it has nothing to do with fermentation. It is degasing Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Yeah well 1gal of foam is probably like 50 ml of starsan. Thanks guys! Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Are you saying that if I have about 1gal of foam at the bottom, its not a problem then? I was always shaking it to have the least amount Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I read everywhere that starsan in beer wont alter the taste and is a no rinse sanitizer. What I do when I sanitize my fermentation bucket is just put about 1 liter of my solution (1oz with 5gal of water), I shake well enough and I empty the whole thing. My question is: is there a quantity of...

When these things happen go with your guts. You were thinking of 1lb and the other guy was saying 0.5lb. So you should try 0.75lb ! :) Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Dont put in the apple juice. It takes forever to ferment and after fermentation, a long time is required to calm the taste. I would go with a mix of triple sec and orange. Both inside. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

It looks like a sweet pale ale to me! Maybe cut down on the honey and crystal to half each would be spot on. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I really dont think you will have off flavors with this. Raising the temperature slowly first in the room and then raising the temperature of a 5gal batch takes time. Especially if its not a radical change. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

I was doing all grain with my first kettle. You can't do high gravity beers and big volume per pound of grain thats it. But it worked just fine with me when I started my boil with about 4gal. I was adding the missing volume after the boil. You can always try making a simple 4% beer and see how...