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I want to know if the projected FG of this recipe is reasonable. The expected FG is 1.020 OG = 1.080 I would really like a slightly drier finish. How can I lower the FG more than it is at 1.020? Thanks, 4oz dextrose .5lbs crystal 20 steeped 20 mins 1lb wheat malt steeped 20 mins both...

It better sound good because I made it 3 days ago. I was going for a high gravity saison style, which from my research is called a bier de garde. 4oz dextrose .5lbs crystal 20 steeped 20 mins 1lb wheat malt steeped 20 mins both at 155 degrees 6lbs Pilsen DME 1lb clear candi sugar 1...

But I am sure there is a piece of info that I am missing. If you need a yeast started to insure sufficient yeast pitched into the wort, and your wort is at 70 degrees when you pitch, then what is the difference in doing that and making a starter with wort and keeping it at 70 degrees and...

I am making this: http://hopville.com/recipe/279232/saison-recipes/saison It is a higher gravity saison. How can I lower the FG? Will a higher FG = sweetness? because that is ok too. Thanks, Joe

I think I may have sucked anywhere from a teaspoon to a tablespoon of Starsan out of my airlock and into the fermenter. This was right after pitching the yeast. The top on the bucket had flex in it and when I let off, it created a vacuum and sucked it right in. It might not have been that...

If one has the capability to do a 5 gallon boil rather than 3 gallon and adding 2 gallons of water in the fermenter, which is better? Joe :mug:

I took a hydrometer reading on my first batch of Belgian wit extract beer and I couldn't even read the hydrometer. It was floating so high in the liquid that it was nowhere near the scale, the bulb was partially out of the wort. I checked it with water to see if it was zeroed properly, and...

I proceeded to start my first brew, a belgian wit with steeping grains etc. My stovetop eye is smaller than my brewpot base by a large margin. This led to trouble getting up to temps. I had a very light boil going on through the whole process. Is this a problem? Thanks, Joe