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Thank you for this, I have been curious about it. My friend who introduced me to homebrewing brings his extracts up to the boil and leave its for an hour apparently.. but for my pale ale brew I was thinking boiling for an hour when it's already has hops added according to recipe is only going to...

I have a spigot at the bottom of my fermenter. . No lids being opened when i take a reading :)

This makes the most sense to me now... ****. everything was fine. WHY COULDN'T I JUST LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!??? haha.. oh well, time fixes everything. One of my last brews hadn't tasted so good at 4 weeks conditioning but 8 weeks later (12 weeks) it's starting to taste reasonably good :)

No I was concerned that it was 6 points difference.. ie. 1.020 to the supposed FG 1.014 I didn't know which hydrometer to trust, they both calibrate in pure water..

UPDATE: I have taken hydrometer readings again: Day 8: Repitched new yeast 1.016 | 1.020 Day 9: 1.016 | 1.020 Day 10 (today): 1.015 | 1.017 There is fermentation happening!! So I might just leave it another day or 2... wait and see what happens. :) RHAHB

I have adjusted my spelling :P thanks for the tip microbusbrewery, the LHBS owner called it a hygrometer.. yet again, her advice is off haha

Ok thanks ! I really wish I hadn't stirred it to reintroduce oxygen post-pitching.. it tasted BEAUTIFUL and hoppy, i was so looking forward to it! Now it has a stale taste.. so disappointed.. damn LHBS!!! they are good for prices but damn, her advice has been off! I will bottle these and...

Hello fellow broo-ers! First post for me, I have searched the forums here for all my questions so far and has been very useful, so thank you all, but I am at a loss for my current situation on re-pitching? I brewed a Black Rock Riwaka Pale Ale from extract kit (...