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Wow, Doug - that's a big swing! It also explains a lot as I brewed two ales last month and the fermentation bottomed out in mid 20's and well short of expected FG... I assumed it was something wrong with the dry yeast that I used. I went back and recalibrated the measured FGs using the...

Thanks Doug - I'm going to keep it at high sixties for the rest of the ferment and see if I can squeeze out a couple more points. I appreciate your advice.

Thanks - I've been brewing for quite a while, but >90% ales (only a few lagers in past three years). I read in a post somewhere (can't find it now... damn) to rack lagers off of the yeast bed after either krausen subsides or 7 days, whichever happens later (this to avoid diacetyl accumulation)...

Thanks Eric - For this batch I invested in an Inkbird controller with a temperature probe. I'm letting the controller turn the heater on as needed, letting the freezing outdoor temps (Eastern Massachusetts in Jan/Feb) to keep it from getting too warm. This is my first time using this setup, but...

Hi Doug - thanks for checking in... I started using a refractometer about 3 batches ago because I wasn't getting reliable readings with my hydrometer.

Hi- I need some advice on what to do with a pilsner that's stopped a bit short of the finish line during fermentation. All grain batch: 10# pilsner malt, 1#munich 0.5# carapils. Complete recipe is here: https://shar.es/amHkCk Using Wyeast Bavarian Lager OG 1.051 I created 1liter of starter...