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I actually transfer it into a second tank using gravity to mix in the sugar in the second tank then bottle from there. I currently just use a bottling tube to transfer it and it's worked great so far.

Thanks for the response!

Hi guys, I recently have order a new stainless steel tank. It comes with a ball valve spigot that isn't the same as my plastic bucket fermenter. Would there be a good adapter for this or should I just order a plastic spigot to hook directly to my bottling tube. It's the "Chapman brewing 7 gallon...

Thanks for the response, I suppose I will just use it in the priming stage. After I thought about it for a while this is what I was thinking of doing. Any suggestions on a good calculator or should I just Google one? >.>

+5 gallons of golden wheat 19,655

I wanted to ask one more question about this. Should I use it during the boil process of my wort, my second fermenter or just use it as a priming sugar to try to capture the taste. I kinda figure the longer the yeast eats at it the less it'll give the beer a desired taste I'm going for.

+5 gallons, imperial stout = 19,297

I've already purchased the vanilla sugars but, vanilla beans sound like a good idea too, depending how this turns out I may just try this too. Thanks for the advice so far everyone.

Thanks for the response, I was planning on using half so this makes me more comfortable with you giving the same suggestion. Also being conservative about adding flavors is a good thing to keep in mind!

Hi guys! I'm still somewhat new to brewing and I've gone from the prehopped malt extract brewing to the 20 minute boil type of kits. I want to start trying new things out and I found this great smelling bourbon vanilla sugar. I'd like to add this to my next stout but I'm not quite sure how much...

Figured I'd follow up on my first batch, STRONG brew and tastes great, attached some photos of my great success. Cheers! :mug:

Sweet deal man, gotta let me know how everything turns out in the end! :mug:

Yeah, I'm curious to see how much of a difference it will make sitting in the fermenter longer. Also didn't make this batch as strong, forgot to do a hydrometer test on it before pitching the yeast but I'm sure It's around 5%.

If you guys are wondering, I did another hydrometer test on my batch and did my own taste sample today, a week after I brewed and pitched the yeast on the batch. Looked great sitting at 1.006 FG and looked.....well..... GREAT! I'm getting kinda antsy on getting my first batch to be done so I...

I don't think taking one reading to see if its fermenting will hurt to see where you are, just know you waste potential beer if you do this. lol

Thanks for the feedback, waiting for your first homebrew is dreadful due to not already having some on hand. Also im going to be bottling vs. kegging cause it was a cheaper start up cost, the longer you wait doesn't decrease your chance in getting carbonation in the bottles?

I've recently looked into Kegging and it looks a lot easier than bottling but it's definitely more expensive to start up. I went ahead and got bottles to start brewing with because I wasn't sure if I would continue doing this. Plus if I were to invest in a keg later on down the road, it'd be...

It dropped from 1.044-1.026 in two days, I know the activity is high for the first couple days, but think it'll take a full two weeks to finish off the rest?

Thanks for the replies guys! @EvilDeadAsh I added corn sugar to up the alcohol content. 1LB equals 1% per say correct?

Thanks for the flashlight tip, I'll have to try that out next time i get curious. I just couldn't help myself due to being anxious on my first batch, I don't plan on opening it again and will just stick to testing it with the hydrometer. I like to give my beer a bit of a kick, was going for...