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Ha Ha! I tried to come into the house with the saddest face possible. I was already working my nerve up to tell SWMBO that I'm gonna "have to" try it again because "I really screwed up" :rockin:

I just had the same hydrometer breakage. As far as the boil, it was a 6.5 G one.

Wow! That's really odd. I did almost the exact same thing today on my first AG batch. I dropped my hydrometer and broke it, so I couldn't check my SG either. Really sucks, but hey we got beer!!!

I just had some stuff in the solution. I just rinsed well and made another batch and put it back. I generally leave my tubing and a couple other things in the sanitizer at all times. It didn't appear that anything happened with the metal. I mean it appeared that everything was still intact when...

Honestly, in the middle of the brew, I wasn't thinking. I just dropped it down int he bucket not paying attention. I definitely do throw the sample out. It was just a brain fart throwing it in the sanitizer. Thank you for checking me though. It was my first AG, so it wouldn't have surprised me...

Cool. Thanks for the quick reply. I think all is good. I was more concerned that if there was some sort of poisonous metal (like mercury in a old thermometer) that I could get poisoned or whatever. So I guess i'll take everything out of the bucket, rinse well, and make a new batch. Thanks.

I am finishing up my first AG. I busted my hydrometer inside my sanitizing solution just now. I obviously can't take a SG reading. But I'm more concerned about whats inside the hydrometer. What kind of materials are inside? Anything poisonous? Its a standard approximately $8 hydrometer.

I posted my gallons from Indiana as well. New York State, USA Colorado, USA Massachusetts, USA Iowa, USA Nebraska, USA Wisconsin, USA Texas, USA Michigan, USA Indiana, USA Nova Scotia, Canada 9 States 1 Province 2 Countries

36+2.5=38.5 Sorry for the half gallon, filled it to the rim! When are we racking this onto the vanilla by the way?:mug:

Congratulations! Welcome to the obsession!:rockin:

In case you were wondering... Current AP rankings 15. Purdue 23-6 779 16. Vanderbilt 24-5 658 17. Michigan State 23-6 657 18. Indiana 24-5 646

Sorry about the injuries. Thats some serious wounds in the name of brewing. On a lighter note, I couldn't help noticing the IU avatar and that you're from Bloomington. Its now making more sense why someone would brew without shoes. ha ha. (Sorry, it was too easy!) Go BOILERS!!

Brew Your Own had a fantastic article on hop substitutions due to the hop shortage. This was February's edition I believe.

I would suggest getting a book of clone brews. In fact, I got the book called Clone Brews. I personally thought it was beneficial for me to use a few recipes out of this book of my favorite beers. That way when they were finished, I could taste them against bottles of my favorites and see how...

That looks delicious. I love dark beers. Your pic makes me want to go pop one open right now! Congrats!

Welcome! I'm originally from NE Kentucky (Ashland area). I did my BA and MA at Marshall (Go Herd!). If you happen to be anywhere close to the Huntington or Charleston area, there is a fantastic homebrew club called the Greater Huntington Homebrewing Club (I believe thats the official name). They...

I'm in the same boat as far as being a cheap (and poor) grad student. But I never thought of using my stove to do the mash and sparge. I live in married housing (meaning I thankfully don't pay for the gas to run my stove) so it would be incredible to be able to do these steps inside and then do...

I'm thinking of taking the plunge and making a batch of mead. However, all I have around is a package of Nottingham's. Anyone know how dry this will take it (in other words, how long this yeast takes to poop out in honey). I made Ed's Apfelwein with Champagne yeast and it was way too dry for me...

Indeed, I am a fellow Boiler! Grad student in Linguistics currently. I wasn't really sure if Oliver's was true to mead or not. But I thought I'd try it to have somewhere to start. I have brewed beer exclusively and interestingly I don't like sweeter beers. I'm not really a huge hop-head either...

I have been brewing beer now for over a year and am thoroughly enjoying the hobby. I have recently been interested in trying to make a mead as I have just acquired a couple of extra carboys so could give a try. Since I know nothing about mead, I decided to grab it a bottle of whatever I could...