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Fantastic article! Love hearing about great success stories and just makes me want to support him even more...I'll be placing an order soon!

It is not the refractometet that is the problem...although I am very new to this, my understanding is that the alcohol that is produced in the fermenter throws the readings off. Im talking 4.5 brix with a hydrometer...9-11 brix with refractometer. So, I have been documenting the differences for...

Well I appreciate both arguments. To be honest, I have actually been using both to record readings and am filling a spreadsheet out. I would like to know my refractometers error of correction. For the last six batches I have been quite surprised as to the difference the hydrometer reads vs...

A revamp of an old Christmas recipe I found on here...its 11 days old...so we got a ways to go

Clearwater Christmas Ale

Calypso Smash

Azacca Smash

This will be our Strawberry blonde

Sorry guys...i just realized I posted the wrong picture for this thread the first pic if Clearwater Christmas Ale...this picture is the Recipe posted above:

Also just sampled the second Christmas Ale...this was is amber based and has a much fresher spice bill. I literally grew my beard within 5 minutes of sampling this...cant wait for this one to be conditioned amd bottled!!!

Update: This was was a sloow starter...but it finally got going. All the spices mellowed out quite a bit before bottling, but it smells great. Tastes good, but almost too muted...we will see how it turns out after a month or two in the bottles:

Awesome thank you kent!!!

And Safale04 yeast

BTW I used 5 packs of mulling spices instead of clementine, ginger, and cinnamon. Used 1oz of vanilla split scraped and all thrown in, 12oz of raw honey, and 1/2tsp of Allspice.

Just bottled, so now we wait!!! 🤗

So I realize no one responded to this post however I figured I would update with the results. This thing blows your top off. Took prepitch samples and post secondary samples. It smells amazing, is very balanced, and has the perfect Christmas flavor. But overpitch and watch out cause that lid...

Winter Baltic Porter

Imperial Irish Ale

Well here is the 1st Amber...it is a west coast Amber...i will be opening more tonight...but wanted to give you guys an update! Cheers!!!

Hey Guys, Thanks for the replies! I actually gave it a gentle swirl yesterday at lunch and viola it came to life! It was just a really really slow starter. OG was 1.054...recipe called for 1.045 I just ordered my refractometer last night as I have been borrowing a friends and it wastes...