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My White House Honey Ale is now 14 days in the fernemtor. I am using the calculator from Onebeer to calculate FG with a refractometer. It will convert Original/Final Brix to Final Gravity and ABV% (during and post fermentation) without the need to use a hydrometer. These are my results...

I brewed a 5 gallon, honey ale 2 days ago. 18 hours after pitching the yeast, I needed a blow-off tube. It continued to blow off for about 24 hours. Now, at about 50 hours I am only getting one bubble every 40 seconds. Is this something to worry about? The yeast was a hydrated, Windsor dry...

I brewed a nut brown ale on 12/30. It had an OG of 1.058. On day 8 the air lock was down to about 1 bubble per 1.5 minutes. I racked it to a secondary and let it sit another 11 days. The FG was 1.028. I added 5 oz Priming Sugar to the bottling bucket and bottled it. I let it condition for 3...

I was wondering if anyone has ever used a rocket stove to boil wort? It looks like it would be pretty efficient, but I wonder if smoke or ash might be a problem. You can make a simple one out of bricks or out of a 5 gal bucket like in this . Thoughts?

I just finished bottling a nut brown ale that I made from a partial grain kit. The OG before pitching the yeast was 1.058. The FG before adding sugar was 1.028 on a hydrometer and 7 Brix on a Refractometer. If I go to Andy's ABV Calculator and plug in the two SG readings, adjusted to...

I hope someone can help me. My Nut Brown Ale has been in the fermenter for 24 hours and the Air lock is full of foam! This is what it looks like- I put on a new air lock and attached a tube to it and then inserted the tube into a jug of water.It is bubbling like crazy! Is this going...

I have been reading a lot here and have learned so much! I have my 3rd batch cooking today, a Nut Brown Ale from a True Brew kit I bought from my local HBS- The Fermentation Station in Ashland, NH. I have an American Pale Ale in the fermenter that I bought from More Beer and I am drinking my...

I bought a True Brew, Nut Brown Ale kit at the local brew shop. I was wondering how fresh the Muntons liquid malt was; it wasn't evident on the can. I e-mailed Muntons and it seems that it is one year old. Is this a cause for concern? Here is my e-mail and their response...